Category Archives: Local News
Greater Peoria Honor Flight headed to D.C. Tuesday
PEORIA, Ill. - The final Greater Peoria Honor Flight of the year is taking off for Washington, D.C. Tuesday morning. Local veterans and their guardians are set to leave Peoria International Airport ar...
Oct 10, 2023 (Greater Peoria Honor Flight)
Official: '...There's a job for everybody in manufacturing'
PEORIA, Ill. - Believe it or not, the head of the Illinois Manufacturers Association says state lawmakers and Governor JB Pritzker have actually done some things to make doing business in Illinois bet...
Oct 9, 2023 The Illinois Manufacturers Association's "Makers on the Move" bus tour, done with the Peoria-based Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center, stopped at Peoria Production Solutions on Townline Road Monday. It's the third day of an eight-day tour of the state. (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Nurses unions push for mandatory staff-to-patient ratios
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Unions representing nurses in Illinois are pushing for legislation that would impose mandatory staff-to-patient ratios in hospitals, nursing homes and other...
Oct 9, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Two arrested in separate weapons incidents over the weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say two people were arrested on weapons charges over the weekend in two separate cases. Police say the first happened around 12:45 Friday afternoon near Lincoln and Wester...
Oct 9, 2023 Javion Younger (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Downward trend of gas prices continue in central Illinois. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - Central Illinois gas prices are continuing to fall. GasBuddy reports the average price for unleaded in the Peoria area is $3.65/g. The average is 6.8 cents lower than last week, 17.8 ce...
Oct 9, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC
Historical marker unveiled at George Washington Carver Community Center
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News - After 100 years, the George Washington Carver Community Center is officially receiving recognition from the Illinois State Historical Society. The marker was unveiled Sunday du...
Oct 9, 2023 (25 News)--Unveiling of an historical marker over the weekend at the George Washington Carver Community Center in Peoria.
Woman arrested for arson fire at Lexington Hills Apartments
PEORIA, Ill. -- An arrest has been made in connection with the suspected arson at the Lexington Hills Apartments in Peoria late Thursday night. Police Spokesperson Semone Roth confirms 56-year-old Bec...
Oct 9, 2023 (Peoria County Jail)
Central Illinois family prepares for move to Kenya to help with domestic violence victims in the country
PEORIA, Ill. - A central Illinois couple is preparing for a big move for a worthwhile cause. Terry and Veronicah Richards and their six-year-old daughter will soon make their home in Kenya. The reason...
Oct 8, 2023 (Imani Rescue Center Facebook)
Powerball jackpot grows again after no winners in Saturday night's drawing
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - No one hit all the numbers to win life-changing money in Saturday night's Powerball drawing. The jackpot has now grown to $1.55 billion, which makes it the 3rd largest in the game'...
Oct 8, 2023 (Powerball)
Two dead after two crashes on I-74 in Woodford County
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. - Two people are dead after a pair of crashes early Saturday morning on Interstate 74 in Woodford County. Illinois State Police say the first crash happened prior to 1:30 a.m. on...
Oct 7, 2023 Midwest Communications
