Category Archives: Local News
Pritzker: New jobs coming to central Illinois chocolate plant
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- There will be roughly 200 new jobs coming to central Illinois now that a high end chocolate maker is buliding a new factory in nearby Bloomington. Ferrero has announced plans to b...
Nov 02, 2022 (25 News)
City moves forward with 'smart' street lighting project
PEORIA, Ill. - A local lawmaker is helping to shed some light on a problem that could help upgrade the city, while also reducing crime. State Representative Jehan Gordon-Booth says she's secured $2.5 ...
Nov 02, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Congressional candidate's campaign comes to Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- With less than a week to go before the November election, one of Illinois' two candidates for the seat in Congress from the 17th District is campaigning in Peoria. Republican Esther Jo...
Nov 02, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Esther for Congress)
Hy-Vee closing all stores on Thanksgiving
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, -- Hy-Vee announced Tuesday that it will close all of its stores on Thanksgiving Day. According to a release, it's the first time in company's 92-year history that all Hy-Vee st...
Nov 02, 2022 Picture Des Moines / CC
Vehicle leads PPD on chase, then crashes overnight
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police conducted a traffic stop in the area of Ann and Greenlawn just before 1:30 a.m. Wednesday for an Illinois Vehicle Code violation. Peoria Police Spokesperson Semone Roth s...
Nov 02, 2022 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
East Peoria AirBnB opponents see path to court victories
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- One group of neighbors and their developer in East Peoria, passionately opposed to the addition of a new AirBnB-style short term rental in their community, are revealing some succ...
Nov 01, 2022 (Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Heights apartment building damaged by fire
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - A few residents of an apartment building in Peoria Heights have been displaced by an afternoon fire. Firefighters from the Heights and some other departments responded to the ap...
Nov 01, 2022 (25 News)
Madigan, McClain enter not guilty pleas
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and his longtime political ally Michael McClain entered not guilty pleas Tuesday to bribery and corruption charges involving utility g...
Nov 01, 2022 Brian Turner / CC
County warns of deceptive polling place text messages
PEORIA, Ill. - If you've received a text message about your election polling place in Peoria County, don't believe it. That's according to the Peoria County Election Commission. Executive Director Eli...
Nov 01, 2022 (Cooper Banks/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
IL Supreme Court consolidates 58 'SAFE-T Act' lawsuits into one
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The 58 lawsuits that have been filed by state's attorneys in Illinois challenging the Constitutionality of the SAFE-T Act have now been consolidated in to one. The Illinois Supreme...
Nov 01, 2022 (Illinois Supreme Court)
