Category Archives: Local News
Pritzker campaign slams Tulsi Gabbard appearance at IL GOP rally
CHICAGO, Ill. -- The J.B. Pritzker campaign is lashing out about a campaign event scheduled Monday for Republican gubernatorial challenger Darren Bailey. Bailey's being joined for a rally in Glen Elly...
Oct 31, 2022
Peoria neighborhoods to receive lighting upgrades
PEORIA, Ill. -- Illinois State Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth (D-Peoria) and Peoria Mayor Rita Ali will hold a news conference on Wednesday, highlighting state funding for new street lights. As part of effor...
Oct 31, 2022 Scott McLeod / CC
GasBuddy: Peoria's gas prices are down a bit
PEORIA, Ill. -- Gas prices in the Peoria area have fallen over 4 cents a gallon in the past week, averaging $4.21 on Monday, according to GasBuddy. Peoria gas prices are nearly 17 cents higher than a ...
Oct 31, 2022 Mike Mozart / CC
Peoria home threatened by shed fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called to S. Westmoreland, in the area of W. Grinell and W. Hayes Streets, Saturday morning on reports of a shed on fire. Crews arrived around 8:30 a.m., findi...
Oct 29, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Mountain lion spotted in Springfield tranquilized and moved
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says after several days of tracking and observing a mountain lion on the west side of Springfield, the agency made the decision Friday ...
Oct 29, 2022 Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
IDPH sees uptick in COVID-19 cases in Illinois
CHICAGO, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting an uptick of COVID-19 cases. State Public Health Director Dr. Sameer Vohra says there were over 13,000 new cases confirmed this p...
Oct 29, 2022 (Midwest Communications)
Tulsi Gabbard to headline Darren Bailey GOP rally in Illinois
PEORIA, Ill. -- It seems to suggest major change is ongoing within the American body politic. A woman who once ran for President as a Democrat and then later supported a Democratic-socialist candidate...
Oct 28, 2022
ISP: This Halloween, treat yourself to a sober ride home
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois State Police and local police are beefing up enforcement for the Halloween weekend. Illinois Department of Transportation Spokesperson Paul Wappel says more than 1,000 pe...
Oct 28, 2022 Arvell Dorsey Jr. / CC
Mountain lion travels from Nebraska to Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Whatever you do, if you see a mountain lion in the area, don't exactly give it a welcome. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says GPS technology has tracked a mountain li...
Oct 27, 2022 Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Man jailed for 2020 Peoria homicide now faces new assault, battery charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man who was in jail on murder charges now faces charges for allegedly assaulting Peoria County corrections employees. A Peoria County grand jury this week filed counts of Aggra...
Oct 27, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail 2020)
