Category Archives: Local News
UPDATE: Body found in Illinois River near downtown Peoria
UPDATED 3:54 p.m. PEORIA, Ill. - An investigation is underway after a body was found in the Illinois River. Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria says the discovery was made at around 11:00 A.M. north o...
Mar 21, 2023 (TJ Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
'You're a street fighter,' Madigan confidant counseled former speaker: wiretapped call
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Facing a perceived betrayal during a make-or-break election season in 2018, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan called the person he often sought coun...
Mar 21, 2023 Ex-lobbyist Mike McClain is pictured in his driver's license photo, which was submitted as evidence in his federal court trial this week in a case where he and three others allegedly bribed former House Speaker Michael Madigan (right) with jobs and contracts for the speaker’s political allies in exchange for legislation favorable to electric utility Commonwealth Edison. (Madigan photo and illustration by Jerry Nowicki; McClain photo obtained from trial exhibit)
Central IL school district mourns two student athletes
FAIRBURY, Ill. -- In a letter to the Prairie Central community, Superintendent Paula Crane asked everyone to keep the families of Dylan Bazzell and Drew Fehr in their prayers. The Summit County Sherif...
Mar 21, 2023 (25 News)
Public can now use electronic devices in local court facilities
You probably had one and didn't know you couldn't -- until now. After the Illinois Supreme Court established a rule regarding the use of portable electronic devices in court facilities, 10th Judicial ...
Mar 20, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Suspect identified in West Peoria bar shooting
WEST PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Sheriffs Department has identified a suspect in a shooting a week ago in West Peoria. Sheriff Chris Watkins says it's believed that Brandon Eckwood, 39, is the ma...
Mar 20, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Another group of graduates from city's "PeoriaCorps" program
PEORIA, Ill. - Four local people are the latest to graduate from the City's "PeoriaCorps" program. It's a program through the national "AmeriCorps" initiative that, in this case, provides job training...
Mar 20, 2023 PeoriaCorps "Cohort" group, left to right: Erin Williams, Nyja Robinson, Council Member Andre Allen (guest speaker at graduation), Jaylen Green, and Benjamin Noe Reyes. (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Area counties lead way on corn and soybean production
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Some of the best counties for corn and soybean production in the United States are in central Illinois. Data released from the USDA for 2022 county estimates shows Illinois as the ...
Mar 20, 2023 Alabama Extension
Suspect wanted after Tazewell County shooting
HOPEDALE, Ill. - A female is in stable condition at a Peoria hospital after a reported shooting in Tazewell County Sunday afternoon. The Tazewell County Sheriffs Department says deputies were first ca...
Mar 20, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Tazewell County Sheriffs Office)
Gas prices increase in Peoria-area
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in the Peoria-area are trickling upward. GasBuddy says the average price of a gallon of unleaded is around $3.62, a 5.6 cent increase from a week ago. The average is 6.5 cent...
Mar 20, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC
Lawmakers advance measure to regulate ride-shares as 'common carriers'
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Lawmakers are considering a bill that would treat ride-share companies such as Uber and Lyft as "common carriers," opening them up to the same level of liab...
Mar 20, 2023 Open Grid Scheduler / Grid Engine
