Category Archives: Local News
State Senator Tom Bennett to retire at the end of the current term
GIBSON CITY, Ill. - A State Senator who serves portions of Peoria, Woodford, and Tazewell Counties is stepping down. 53rd District State Senator Tom Bennett (R-GIbson City) announced Wednesday that he...
Jul 26, 2023 State Sen. Tom Bennett (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Illinois General Assembly)
A Peoria teenager is accused of setting a fire in a Florida hotel, and now faces charges
OCALA, Fla. - A teen from Peoria is accused of setting some property at a hotel in Florida on fire, and now faces criminal charges because of it. Police and Fire in Ocala, Florida say a 16-year-old gi...
Jul 26, 2023 A teenager from Peoria is accused of setting this fire at a hotel in Ocala, Florida, Tuesday. (Ocala Fire and Rescue via Facebook)
A Peoria woman is jailed in DuPage County after a high-speed chase
OAK BROOK, Ill. - Authorities in DuPage County say a Peoria woman was one of three people arrested after an alleged theft from a local mall turned into a high speed chase. Oak Brook Police and the DuP...
Jul 26, 2023 Chrischauna Smith (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/DuPage County Jail)
Peoria Humane Society offers ideas to keep pets safe in the heat
PEORIA, Ill. - If it's too hot for you to be outside, it's too hot for your pets too. The Peoria Humane Society's Kitty Yanko says with temperatures near 100 degrees the rest of the week, it's importa...
Jul 26, 2023 Tonamel / CC
No Mega Millions winner, jackpot for Friday's drawing grows even bigger
CHICAGO, Ill. - The Mega Millions jackpot has risen to $910 million after no one matched all the numbers in Tuesday night's drawing of $820 million. The winning numbers for Tuesday's jackpot, the fift...
Jul 26, 2023 (Multi-State Lottery Association/Mega Millions)
Peoria City Council gets a first look at a proposed Riverfront Park. Take a look
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria City Council has had its first official look at plans for a new Riverfront Park, but there are concerns - both about how little some council members feel they know, and the c...
Jul 25, 2023 This is one of the views of the conceptual designs for a proposed Peoria Riverfront Park. (City of Peoria/Terra Engineering)
A man is indicted by a grand jury for a shooting in Peoria on the 4th of July
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been indicted by a county grand jury in connection with a shooting on the Fourth of July. The grand jury Tuesday charged Carl Clifton, 45, with counts of Aggravated Bat...
Jul 25, 2023 Carl Clifton (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
AFSCME ratifies new 4-year contract with the state
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker and the state's largest public employee union announced Tuesday that they have agreed on a new contract that will provide a nearly 18 perce...
Jul 25, 2023 The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31 building is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
A 'Heat Advisory' will be in effect the rest of the work week. What does it mean?
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A Heat Advisory will be in effect for the rest of the work week in Central Illinois, starting Wednesday. The National Weather Service says highs will be close to 100 Thursday and F...
Jul 25, 2023 (National Weather Service - Lincoln, IL)
Peoria housing market second quarter update provides mixed bag of numbers
PEORIA, Ill. - The housing market in Peoria has positives and negatives after the halfway point of 2023. Peoria Area Association of Realtors Secretary and Treasurer Keith McKeever joined WMBD's "Greg ...
Jul 25, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy, File)
