Category Archives: Local News
Union workers can't sue under Illinois biometric law, court rules
(Reuters) - Illinois' top court on Thursday said U.S. labor law bars unionized workers from suing their employers for violations of the state's biometric privacy law, which can expose companies to mas...
Mar 23, 2023 (Illinois Supreme Court)
House passes bill prohibiting book bans
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The Illinois House passed a bill Wednesday that would prohibit libraries from banning books or other material because of partisan or doctrinal pressure, pro...
Mar 23, 2023 Rep. Anne Stava-Murray, D-Naperville, speaks on the Illinois House floor Wednesday in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Utility's indicted CEO considered Madigan when hiring, witness says
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - In April 2017, a top staffer in then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's office was looking to leave his job after a combined nearly 18 years working for t...
Mar 23, 2023 The Dirksen Federal Courthouse is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
Bard Optical 'merging' Campustown and Metro Centre locations at Metro Centre
PEORIA, Ill. - Another business is leaving the Campustown shopping center near Bradley University - the second business to announce that this month. Bard Optical, however, doesn't exactly say it's clo...
Mar 22, 2023 (Bard Optical via Facebook)
'Round1' to close Northwoods Mall location
PEORIA, Ill. - A national bowling and gaming chain is closing its Peoria location in about two months. Officials with "Round1" say slow sales are to blame for the closure of the location at Northwoods...
Mar 22, 2023 (Facebook/Round 1 Northwoods)
Coroner: Further tests on drowning victim pending
PEORIA, Ill. - The woman who was found dead in the Illinois River north of the Riverplex in downtown Peoria has been identified. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says preliminary autopsy results on...
Mar 22, 2023 (TJ Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Thousands in Ulta fragrances taken from East Peoria store -Police
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A popular retailer in East Peoria apparently has become a big target of retail theft. East Peoria Police say at least $2,500 worth of fragrances were recently taken from the Ulta S...
Mar 22, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC
Weaver supports legislation allowing students workplace training
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The area's newest representative in Springfield is supporting legislation that a lobbying group says should increase training opportunities, and strengthen the workforce. It's a pa...
Mar 22, 2023 (Travis Weaver via Facebook)
Appellate court upholds Peoria teen's 2019 murder conviction
OTTAWA, Ill. - An Illinois appellate court says a judge in 2019 properly took into account all the appropriate factors in sentencing a 14-year-old to 45 years in prison after he was convicted of First...
Mar 22, 2023 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Peoria County Sheriff's Office warning of new phone scam
PEORIA, Ill. - If there is a warrant out for your arrest, you won't get a call about it. That's what the Peoria County Sheriff's Office is saying after several reports from residents of a new scam cir...
Mar 22, 2023 Midwest Communications/University of Illinois Extension
