Category Archives: Local News
Peoria Heights receives federal money for Prospect Rd. project
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - The federal government is providing help to Peoria Heights for improvements to about a mile of Prospect Rd. The town will be receiving $2 million in grants for improvements alon...
Mar 02, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Yard waste collection returns next week in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- It's a sure sign spring is on the way. Peoria's city-wide yard waste collection will begin again Monday, March 13. The city reminds everyone that yard waste materials include grass cli...
Mar 02, 2023 John Loo / CC
Report: Local nursing home erred after patient injury contributed to death
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- A state health department report finds a local rehab center erred when a patient there fell, and later died last spring. In May of 2022, a patient with a long list of pre-existing...
Mar 02, 2023 zeevveez / CC
Bradley's Coach Wardle named MVC Coach of the Year
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Bradley University Head Men's Basketball Coach Brian Wardle has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year. The announcement was made during the MVC Awards Banquet o...
Mar 02, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Details of some items allegedly taken by Bradley University official known
PEORIA, Ill. - More details are now known about the arrest of a Bradley University official. 66-year-old Shelley Hawkins is accused of stealing multiple packages from the apartment complex she lived i...
Mar 01, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Caterpillar and UAW tentative agreement details released
PEORIA, Ill. - Details of a tentative six-year agreement between Caterpillar and the UAW have been released. The previous deal expired at midnight Wednesday, and the agreement was struck right before ...
Mar 01, 2023 (Caterpillar)
Wednesday morning Peoria house fire believed to be arson
PEORIA, Ill. - A house in South Peoria sustained major damage Wednesday morning after a fire that investigators initially believe is arson. The fire was reported at around 7:15 A.M. in the area of S. ...
Mar 01, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Rivian hopeful for profitability in near future
NORMAL, Ill. - Executives at Rivian are predicting profitability in 2024 despite losses last year. The electric-vehicle maker with a plant in Normal released 4th quarter and yearlong results on Tuesda...
Mar 01, 2023 (25 News)
Chicago's incumbent mayor Lightfoot loses re-election bid
(Reuters) -Chicago's incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot lost her re-election bid on Tuesday, with vote totals showing that two of her rivals will face each other in an April runoff ballot. Paul Vallas, th...
Mar 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks to children after a press event ahead of expected Thanksgiving travel at O'Hare airport in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., November 21, 2022. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
Peoria Council plans to give Civic Center $20M in bonds
PEORIA, Ill. -- A plan seems to be on track for approval by Peoria City Council to give the Civic Center $20 million dollars for capital improvements. Dozens of Peoria Rivermen Hockey fans were at Tue...
Mar 01, 2023 (File-Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD)
