Category Archives: Local News
Autopsy conducted on motorcycle crash victim
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Coroner is identifying the victim of Wednesday evening's fatal accident involving a motorcycle. Coroner Jamie Harwood says preliminary autopsy results on William Garre...
Sep 16, 2022 Midwest Communications
1 adult, 3 juveniles arrested for car theft
PEORIA, Ill. - Four people including three juveniles were arrested early Friday morning for allegedly stealing a car -- an early use of the city's new license plate reader cameras. Police say the vehi...
Sep 16, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail May 2022 File)
Kankakee County S.A. files lawsuit regarding 'SAFE-T Act'
UPDATED 2:37 P.M. KANKAKEE, Ill. - The first lawsuit is being filed to try and get the so-called "cashless bail" provision of the "SAFE-T" Act thrown out. Kankakee County State's Attorney Jim Rowe is ...
Sep 16, 2022 Midwest Communications
Chicago officers face felony charges for July shooting of unarmed suspect
CHICAGO, Ill. -- Two Chicago Police officers are being charged in connection with a shooting that left two people hurt in the Pilsen area over the summer. Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx made th...
Sep 16, 2022 Midwest Communications
Peoria council members invited to tech-start up Distillery Labs showcase
PEORIA, Ill. -- A tech start up group, perhaps hopes to sway local elected leaders as they consider a major brokerage deal designed to streamline the inclusion of tech-start up business in Peoria. A g...
Sep 16, 2022 (Distillery Labs)
Oktoberfest returns to the Peoria Riverfront this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria's Oktoberfest gets underway Friday evening on the Riverfront with German and Austrian food and music, and of course...BEER! Throughout the weekend there'll be log-sawing contest...
Sep 16, 2022
Pedestrian hit overnight in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police say one person was hit by a car on the city's south side early Friday morning. Peoria Public Information Officer Semone Roth says the incident happened at the intersectio...
Sep 16, 2022 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
Teachers Union, PPS reach tentative deal
UPDATED 7:45 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Federation of Teachers Local 780 and Peoria Public Schools have reached contract peace, several months after the previous deal expired. A joint statement fr...
Sep 15, 2022 (25 News)
State to lift COVID-19 testing requirement
CHICAGO, Ill. - Governor JB Pritzker is lifting another COVID-19 executive order. The Pritzker administration Thursday saying that in line with new CDC guidelines, unvaccinated employees of schools an...
Sep 15, 2022 (Midwest Communications)
Amtrak on the rail again following rail strike being avoided
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Amtrak says it's getting its passenger and commuter rail services back to normal now that a railroad strike has been averted. A statement from the rail company's CEO, Stephen Gardne...
Sep 15, 2022 (Mike Armstrong/Amtrak)
