Category Archives: Local News
Detention hearing scheduled for woman accused in East Bluff hit-and-run
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria County prosecutors have filed a petition to detain a woman after she allegedly ran over her boyfriend with a car. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says a pre-trial det...
Aug 28, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man injured after being shot in Peoria's East Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. - An investigation is underway after a man was shot Wednesday night in Peoria's East Bluff. Peoria Police responded after 12 shots were fired just after 11:00 P.M. in the area of Virginia...
Aug 28, 2025 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Rivermen leader to be inducted into club's Hall of Fame
PEORIA, Ill. - The head man for the Peoria Rivermen is set to be immortalized. The club announced on Thursday that President, Co-Owner, and Chief Operating Officer Bart Rogers will be inducted into th...
Aug 28, 2025 (Peoria Rivermen)
UPDATE: Peoria International Airport tops 80,000 passengers for the first time ever in July
UPDATED 3:40 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - The gates at Peoria International Airport have never been busier. The airport announced on Thursday that 80,836 passengers went through PIA in July, a 26% percent incr...
Aug 28, 2025 (Courtesy of flypia.com)
New Annex building going up in Tazewell County
PEKIN, Ill. (25 News) - The future of the Tazewell County Courthouse got underway with a groundbreaking on Wednesday. And, after more than 100 years, the facility is growing. The Justice Center Annex,...
Aug 28, 2025 Renderings for the Tazewell County Justice Center Annex Building (25 News)
In Chicago, locals prepare for Trump's possible deployment of National Guard
CHICAGO (Reuters) -When U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to flood Chicago with National Guard troops and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents earlier this month, Illinois Governor J.B. Pri...
Aug 28, 2025 Pedestrians walk by Alexander Calder’s Flamingo statue at the Federal Plaza in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 26, 2025. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that the U.S. military might deploy to Chicago. REUTERS/ Jim Vondruska
Peoria International Airport receives federal funding for improvements
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria International Airport is receiving some help from the federal government. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth announced Wednesday that PIA will get more than $7.6 milli...
Aug 27, 2025 (Courtesy of flypia.com)
Hundreds of police departments use camera company accused of breaking state law
Article Summary Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias alleged that Flock Safety, a police tech company, illegally shared data with federal border enforcement. This escalates an ongoing conflict between...
Aug 27, 2025 Flashing lights are pictured on an Illinois State Police car. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Public hearing set for creation of development district for Glen Hollow Shopping Center
PEORIA, Ill. - A public hearing will take place next month over the creation of a Business Development District for Glen Hollow Shopping Center in Peoria. The city council on Tuesday night approved th...
Aug 27, 2025 (D. Joseph Construction)
Peoria Police Chief reacts to deadly mass shooting at Minneapolis Catholic school
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's Police Chief says incidents such as Wednesday morning's mass shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school are a wake-up call. In a statement released Wednesday afternoon, Chief Er...
Aug 27, 2025 Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria speaks at Manual High School before volunteers greet students starting a new school week. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
