Category Archives: Local News
Illinois 'Clean Slate' law allows automatic sealing of nonviolent criminal records
Article Summary Illinois will begin a process to automatically seal criminal records for millions of adults in the state, after Gov. JB Pritzker signed the 'Clean Slate' Act on Friday. Critics objecte...
Jan 16, 2026 State Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth, D-Peoria, speaks about the Clean Slate legislation she championed at a Jan. 16, 2026, bill signing ceremony. (Screenshot from Illinois.gov)
Peoria driver hits concrete wall after crash on Rt. 6
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters rescued a woman from her vehicle Thursday night after it left the road on Rt. 6, near N. Shade Tree Drive. A passerby witnessed the vehicle leave the interstate, but...
Jan 16, 2026 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Driver rescued from rollover crash in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - The driver of a Jeep was rescued late Thursday night after a rollover accident in Peoria. Fire Battalion Chief Josh Martin says crews responded around 11:30 p.m. to the area of N. Knoxv...
Jan 16, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Peoria Police Chief Echevarria honored with Mayor's Leadership Award
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Mayor Rita Ali has presented the Mayor's Leadership Award to Police Chief Eric Echevarria. Echevarria was given the award on Friday, January 9 in recognition of his exemplary pol...
Jan 16, 2026 Courtesy of Peoria Police Department's Facebook Page
Republican candidates for governor debate at Five Points Washington
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Tazewell County was the site of one of the first looks at the candidates for the Republican nomination in the Illinois governor's race this year. Four candidates took the stage Thur...
Jan 15, 2026 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Program to renovate South Peoria homes for low-income first-time buyers announced
PEORIA, Ill. - A new initiative aims to revitalize broken down houses in South Peoria for low-income first-time home buyers. Reclaim Peoria was announced on Thursday at Neighborhood House. The project...
Jan 15, 2026 One of the homes scheduled for renovation under the Reclaim Peoria program is shown on a slide at a press conference announcing the initiative. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Autopsy scheduled for infant victim of rural Chillicothe trailer fire
PEORIA, Ill. - An autopsy is scheduled for Friday for the eight-month-old infant girl who died in a rural Chillicothe trailer home fire. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says A'maya Johnson was pro...
Jan 15, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Boy accused of bringing gun to Peoria school ordered to home confinement
PEORIA, Ill. - A 10-year-old boy accused of bringing a gun to a Peoria primary school was ordered to home confinement. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says a judge on Thursday denied the p...
Jan 15, 2026 courtroom gavel
Illinois county clerks warn of potential vote-by-mail disruptions with USPS policy changes
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - County clerks across Illinois say recent changes by the United States Postal Service could have negative effects on the March primary election. Statewide county clerks are meeting ...
Jan 15, 2026 Tazewell County Clerk John Ackerman speaks at a press conference at the Par-A-Dice Hotel about changes made by USPS and its effect on mail-in ballots. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Illinois wage inequities improve slightly, persist despite transparency efforts: report
Article Summary A 2021 amendment to the Equal Pay Act mandates certain Illinois businesses to report biannual wage and demographic data to the Department of Labor. The first analysis, based on three y...
Jan 15, 2026 Jason Keller, assistant director of the Illinois Department of Labor, speaks at a seminar about recent findings of a report on pay equity in Illinois. The report is the first released since a 2021 amendment to the Equal Pay Act required certain business owners to report wage and demographic data. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
