Category Archives: Local News
DCFS, director face lawsuit filed on behalf of jailed wards
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services on Thursday was named in a federal class-action lawsuit on behalf of children in state care who have...
Jan 20, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Illinois Department of Children and Family Services)
Permanent Vote by Mail applications being sent out in Peoria Co.
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. -- If you're wanting to skip the line at the polls on Election Day permanently, the Peoria County Election Commission will be mailing out Permanent Vote by Mail applications to reg...
Jan 20, 2023 Alan Cleaver / CC
USGS to study Illinois River Basin
PEORIA, Ill. - Some helicopters will be flying a little lower than normal over the next month as they study the Illinois River basin. The U-S Geological Survey announced Thursday that much of central ...
Jan 20, 2023 (usgs.gov)
Authorities investigating theft of ATM from Woodford County bank
BENSON, Ill. - Authorities in Woodford County say someone stole an ATM from inside a local bank. The Woodford County Sheriffs Department says they got a call around 3:30 a.m. Thursday of an open door ...
Jan 19, 2023 (25 News)
Two arrested following DEA action in East Peoria
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Federal authorities say two people are in custody after a drug-related incident in East Peoria. The Drug Enforcement Administration confirms what they call an "enforcement action" ...
Jan 19, 2023 (Drug Enforcement Administration)
Pekin Police looking for air conditioner thief
PEKIN, Ill. - Police in Pekin want your help identifying who might have stolen some air conditioners. Police are using social media to share some security camera video of someone taking an air conditi...
Jan 19, 2023 (Pekin Police via Facebook)
Watchdog seeks harsher penalties in wake of abuse at Illinois mental health center
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Jan 19, 2023 Collage by ProPublica. Source Images: Whitney Curtis for ProPublica and IDHS Office of the Inspector General FY22 Annual Report.
Pritzker: State will win assault weapons ban lawsuits
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Governor JB Pritzker says he believes his side will be successful when the at least two state lawsuits and one federal lawsuit challenging the new assault weapons ban he signed are...
Jan 19, 2023 (File-State of Illinois)
St. Louis Cardinals make history with addition to Chiefs' coaching staff
PEORIA, Ill. - The Saint Louis Cardinals are making some history with some help from their Class-A affiliate in Peoria. The Peoria Chiefs says joining the roster of coaches this year is Christina Whit...
Jan 19, 2023 (Credit: Billy Hurst/St. Louis Cardinals)
Batteries in Edwards Power Plant's future
BARTONVILLE, Ill. - You might say the Edwards Power Plant is getting a bit of a re-charge. The plant was mandated by court order to shut down by the end of 2022, but its owner is giving it a new lease...
Jan 19, 2023 (25 News)
