Category Archives: Local News
Slight increased risk of COVID spread in Illinois
CHICAGO, Ill. - The risk of COVID-19 spread in Illinois is up slightly from a week ago. The Illinois Department of Public Health says 12 counties are at medium level of risk of spreading the virus. Th...
Mar 25, 2023
Ameren offering option to pay back past-due bills
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. - Hard economic times may cause someone to hold off on paying something that is due each month. And that may include the electric and gas bill. "Just as a normal everyday citizen, t...
Mar 25, 2023 (Ameren Illinois)
Rivian to relocate staff to Illinois EV plant to accelerate production - WSJ
(Reuters) - Rivian Automotive Inc is relocating parts of its manufacturing engineering team to Illinois to speed up production, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing a person familiar wit...
Mar 24, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The Rivian name is shown on one of their new electric SUV vehicles in San Diego, U.S., December 16, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Blake//File Photo
Decades in prison for convicted child pornographer
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County man will go to federal prison for the next 50 years on Child Pornography-related charges. Benjamin Lascelles, 36 of Glasford, was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilt...
Mar 24, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail February 2020)
New names coming to Louisville Slugger Sports Complex
PEORIA, Ill. - A new partnership is coming to the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex. OSF Healthcare Field is now at the complex after the two parties entered into a partnership. The agreement also wil...
Mar 24, 2023 (OSF HealthCare)
Two wanted for federal COVID-19-related fraud violations
PEORIA, Ill. - Two Peoria residents are wanted by federal authorities after allegedly lying in order to receive federal COVID-19 relief money. The U.S. Attorney's office says Andre Johnson, 25, and Sh...
Mar 24, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Nursing homes fined after 2022 resident injuries
UPDATED 3:18 P.M. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A Peoria nursing home received at least two fines from the Illinois Department of Public Health in the third quarter of last fiscal year -- one of which was after...
Mar 24, 2023 (Illinois Department of Public Health)
Lease negotiations for Peoria Rivermen still going
PEORIA, Ill. - Both sides are still working on a deal to keep the Rivermen in Peoria. Peoria Civic Center Authority Chairwoman Yvonne Greer issued a statement Friday regarding lease talks with the Riv...
Mar 24, 2023 (Peoria Rivermen)
Former Madigan political director details push by speaker's office for key ComEd bill
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - As was the case with many big legislative efforts in Springfield, former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan's staff was deeply involved in negotiations over wh...
Mar 24, 2023 Ex-lobbyist Mike McClain is pictured in his driver's license photo, which was submitted as evidence in his federal court trial this week in a case where he and three others allegedly bribed former House Speaker Michael Madigan (right) with jobs and contracts for the speaker’s political allies in exchange for legislation favorable to electric utility Commonwealth Edison. (Madigan photo and illustration by Jerry Nowicki; McClain photo obtained from trial exhibit)
Ukrainian hockey team plays in Peoria to rebuild war-torn rink
PEORIA, Ill. -- Sunday, the Peoria Youth Hockey Association learned of the chance to welcome a team of players from Kharkiv, Ukraine. Despite the short notice, they jumped on the chance to give them a...
Mar 24, 2023 (25 News)
