Category Archives: Local News
'Round1' to close Northwoods Mall location
PEORIA, Ill. - A national bowling and gaming chain is closing its Peoria location in about two months. Officials with "Round1" say slow sales are to blame for the closure of the location at Northwoods...
Mar 22, 2023 (Facebook/Round 1 Northwoods)
Coroner: Further tests on drowning victim pending
PEORIA, Ill. - The woman who was found dead in the Illinois River north of the Riverplex in downtown Peoria has been identified. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says preliminary autopsy results on...
Mar 22, 2023 (TJ Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Thousands in Ulta fragrances taken from East Peoria store -Police
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A popular retailer in East Peoria apparently has become a big target of retail theft. East Peoria Police say at least $2,500 worth of fragrances were recently taken from the Ulta S...
Mar 22, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC
Weaver supports legislation allowing students workplace training
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The area's newest representative in Springfield is supporting legislation that a lobbying group says should increase training opportunities, and strengthen the workforce. It's a pa...
Mar 22, 2023 (Travis Weaver via Facebook)
Appellate court upholds Peoria teen's 2019 murder conviction
OTTAWA, Ill. - An Illinois appellate court says a judge in 2019 properly took into account all the appropriate factors in sentencing a 14-year-old to 45 years in prison after he was convicted of First...
Mar 22, 2023 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Peoria County Sheriff's Office warning of new phone scam
PEORIA, Ill. - If there is a warrant out for your arrest, you won't get a call about it. That's what the Peoria County Sheriff's Office is saying after several reports from residents of a new scam cir...
Mar 22, 2023 Midwest Communications/University of Illinois Extension
Peoria City Council discusses changes to cannabis dispensary ordinances
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria city officials now have some clear direction from the City Council about how to update the city's ordinances regarding legal cannabis. But not every piece of policy direction Tue...
Mar 22, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
ComEd's former top lawyer paints Madigan confidant as 'double agent' in testimony
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Being the longtime friend of longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan granted Mike McClain certain privileges not afforded to other lobbyists in Springfi...
Mar 22, 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)
House sends 41 bills to Senate as Friday legislative deadline looms
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The Illinois House passed 41 bills to the Senate Tuesday ahead of a scheduled Friday deadline. The measures, among others, included a ban on polystyrene foo...
Mar 22, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Community Colleges statewide seeing increased enrollment
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Community colleges in Illinois are enjoying the largest enrollment increase in more than a decade. Illinois Community College Board Executive Director Brian Durham says Spring enr...
Mar 22, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
