Category Archives: Local News
Peoria Park District plans new ice plant, upgrades to Owens Center
PEORIA, Ill. - Major improvements are being planned for one of Peoria's more well-known facilities. The Peoria Park District is planning numerous upgrades to Owens Center, at an estimated cost of $18-...
Jul 1, 2026 (Peoria Park District)
Peoria Park District cancels Thursday night concert over heat concerns
PEORIA, Ill. - Extreme heat has pulled the plug on a Peoria Riverfront concert. The Peoria Park District says Thursday night's Parrots of the Caribbean show has been cancelled. With the heat index is ...
Jul 1, 2026 (Peoria Park District)
New Illinois Republican Party chair hopes for 'JB fatigue' in tough midterm
Article Summary New Illinois Republican Party Chair Bob Grogan hopes voters are getting tired of Gov. JB Pritzker and it will help Republican candidates in the midterm elections. Grogan acknowledged i...
Jul 1, 2026 Bob Grogan is the new chair of the Illinois Republican Party. (Capitol News Illinois illustration, Grogan photo provided)
PPS board delays votes on sales tax referendum
PEORIA, Ill. - Before the previous version adjourned for the final time, the Peoria Public Schools Board passed on putting a sales tax referendum on the November ballot. At a special meeting Wednesday...
Jul 1, 2026 (Peoria Public Schools)
New Department of Early Childhood launches full operations
Article Summary JB Pritzker called for creating a new agency in 2023 to consolidate and streamline services for infants and toddlers under one roof. The programs include home visitations and early int...
Jul 1, 2026 Teresa Ramos, secretary of the Illinois Department of Early Childhood testifies before a House committee in March 2025. (Capitol News Illinois illustration, images provided)
Update: One dead after two-vehicle crash in Pekin
Updated at 10:04 a.m. PEKIN, Ill. - A crash in Pekin early Wednesday morning has left one person dead. Illinois State Police say the crash at Veterans Drive and 5th Street happened just after 5 a.m. T...
Jul 1, 2026 1470-100.3 WMBD
$50M verdict reached in case of sexual assault of 8-year-old at a Peoria camp
By Stace Keane CHICAGO- A $50 million dollar verdict has been reached in the case of an 8-year-old boy who was sexually assaulted at a Peoria camp back in 2022. The verdict came after jurors found Fir...
Jul 1, 2026 courtroom gavel
East Peoria Police stepping up efforts to catch speeders
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A heads up for those who like to go a bit over the speed limit-- The East Peoria Police Department is partnering with the Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Poli...
Jul 1, 2026 (File/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Peoria judge denies elected PPS board member's petition to prevent school board meetings Wednesday
UPDATED 1:52 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Incoming Peoria Public School Board Member Andres Diaz's petition to place a temporary restraining order on the board and prevent a meeting from being held w...
Jul 1, 2026 (Peoria Public Schools)
IDOT: Traffic shift on McClugage Bridge begins Wednesday
PEORIA, Ill. - The start of the month also brings the start of a major road construction project in central Illinois. Starting on Wednesday, the westbound span of the McClugage Bridge will close. It w...
Jul 1, 2026 Midwest Communications
