Category Archives: Local News
SOS Police out on Black Friday looking for misuse of disabled parking placards
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - If you plan to go out Black Friday shopping, and you have a disability parking placard you're not supposed to, law enforcement will be watching. Secretary of State Police will be o...
Nov 24, 2022 Chris Potter / CC
Fire causes damage to West Bluff home
PEORIA, Ill. - A late-morning fire Thursday in Peoria's West Bluff neighborhood was determined to be an accident, and electrical in nature. That's according to Peoria Fire, who says crews were called ...
Nov 24, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
PPD conducts pre-Thanksgiving Anti-Violence Initiative detail
PEORIA, Ill. - While many people may have been celebrating Thanksgiving early Wednesday night, Peoria Police were on duty for another of Chief Eric Echevarria's special Anti-Violence Initiative Direct...
Nov 24, 2022 L-R: Sapien Moore, Jermaine Allison, Ramonta May (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Folepi's Winter Wonderland opens Thanksgiving night in East Peoria
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- If you didn't make it to East Peoria's Festival of Lights Parade, you can see the floats all in one place starting Thanksgiving night (November 24). Once your Thanksgiving feast i...
Nov 24, 2022 (East Peoria Festival of Lights Facebook page)
Peoria runners take to the streets for Turkey Day 5K
PEORIA, Ill. -- If you'll be driving around downtown Peoria Thanksgiving morning, be aware there'll be a lot of runners on the streets. Peoria's 'Chocolate Turkey 5K, sponsored by ShaZam Racing, begin...
Nov 24, 2022 Josiah Mackenzie / CC
House fire overnight in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria crews responded to reports of a deck fire around 12:20 a.m. Thursday in area of W. Larchmont and N. Walround Lanes. Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Thomas Sander said flames could b...
Nov 24, 2022 liz west / CC
Residents favor on-site cannabis consumption; Peoria City Council doesn't
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria City Council, now officially has on first reading, proposed changes to an ordinance on how cannabis businesses can operate in the city. There are a number of proposals includ...
Nov 23, 2022 Elsa Olofsson / CC
OSF to give employees pay raises
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria-based OSF HealthCare is giving everyone a raise. OSF says its minimum wage will go from $15 an hour, to $16, effective Sunday, with that going up to just over $18 in the Chicago ...
Nov 23, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
State and Peoria unemployment decline, jobs added
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Job additions and unemployment rates continue to improve across Illinois, although the unemployment rate is only dropping slightly. The Illinois Department of Employment Security a...
Nov 23, 2022 Midwest Communications
Peoria High Lions football team gives thanks ahead of state championship game
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria community is giving thanks...for a winning football team. at the (Louisville) Slugger Dome. We've practiced at East Side Center. We'll finish here, then we'll practice on Cha...
Nov 23, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
