Category Archives: Local News
Peoria teen arrested for July shooting near Parkview Estates
PEORIA, Ill. - A teenager has been arrested in connection with a Peoria shooting last month. The night of Saturday, July 15, Peoria Police were called to the area of N. Gale and Institute Place on rep...
Aug 17, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Ex-Madigan aide was warned several times that lying to grand jury would result in perjury charges
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - Nearly six months after former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was forced to fire his longtime chief of staff, those in the speaker's inner circle were once ag...
Aug 17, 2023 Tim Mapes, the former chief of staff for longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, exits the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago on Monday. He is standing trial for perjury and obstruction of justice. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
"Wicked" returning to Peoria in 2024-25. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - An iconic Broadway musical is making its way back to Peoria for the first time since 2016. Peoria Civic Center General Manager Rik Edgar announced on WMBD's "Greg and Dan Show" that "Wi...
Aug 17, 2023 (Peoria Civic Center)
Pritzkers donate over $100K for Grand Champion Steer at State Fair
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Being in the Governor's Sale of Champions is something all livestock exhibitors dream about. Each year, the marquee event showcases the hard work and dedication of the youth in the...
Aug 17, 2023 (Gov. Pritzker's Facebook--This year’s Grand Champion Steer at the Illinois State Fair was raised by Kashen Ellerbrock of Atktinson, Illinois. )
Pritzker vetoes measure granting Ameren authority over transmission line construction
(Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday vetoed a measure that would have granted existing utilities in downstate Illinois, notably Ameren Illinois, the "right of first refusal" for tra...
Aug 16, 2023 State Rep. Larry Walsh, D-Elwood, is pictured in an Illinois House committee room earlier this year. He said he is going to try to override Gov. JB Pritzker's veto of a bill that would have granted existing utilities in downstate Illinois, notably Ameren Illinois, the “right of first refusal” for transmission line construction. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Trump, Rauner, policy wins on Democrats' minds during State Fair's political festivities
(NOTE: This story has one instance of a curse word being used.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Donald Trump and Bruce Rauner remained popular punching bags for Illinois Democrats as they ...
Aug 16, 2023 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks to the crowd at Governor's Day at the Illinois State Fair. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Indictments for arson, assault filed by Peoria County grand jury
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury filed indictments in a number of cases Tuesday. Among them: *A Peoria County grand jury filed counts of Aggravated Fleeing and Eluding, and Aggravated Assault...
Aug 16, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Heights board votes again to delay contract with Peoria Fire
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - In a 3-2 vote, Peoria Heights Village Board voted to stop consideration of a contract with the Peoria Fire Department. The contentious deal drew in crowds at two separate boar...
Aug 16, 2023 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Choate director replaced as new report says abuse at the facility hasn't stopped
This article was produced for ProPublica's Local Reporting Network in partnership with Capitol News Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois) - State officials this week named a new leader of Choate Mental He...
Aug 16, 2023 (Illustration by ProPublica. Source images: Whitney Curtis for ProPublica and Equip for Equality Report.)
Emails shown at trial detail Madigan world's response to 2018 sexual harassment scandal
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - In early 2018, longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was facing a sexual harassment scandal that his closest advisors worried could doom his political futur...
Aug 16, 2023 Former House Speaker Michael Madigan (middle), confidant Mike McClain (left) and longtime chief of staff Tim Mapes are pictured in Capitol News Illinois file photos. Email exchanges between Mapes and McClain pertaining to Madigan were shown to a federal jury Tuesday in Mapes' perjury trial. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Andrew Adams and Jerry Nowicki)
