Category Archives: Local News
Police officers narrowly avoid injury after car crashes into squad car
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - We're just now learning about some potentially scary moments for an East Peoria Police officer was helping respond to an accident near the McClugage Bridge a week ago. East Peoria ...
Jul 29, 2022 (East Peoria Fire Department via Facebook)
Rivian cuts still won't affect manufacturing workforce in Normal
NORMAL, Ill. - On the heels of news that electric car maker Rivian is making some job cuts and layoffs, those cuts are still not hitting the plant in Normal that hard. A Rivian spokesperson tells WMBD...
Jul 29, 2022 Charles / CC
CityLift-provided service coming to Washington
UPDATED 5:52 p.m. WASHINGTON, Ill. - Some additional transportation options are coming to residents of Washington starting Monday. The Greater Peoria Mass Transit District says it is starting a six mo...
Jul 29, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
How Illinois plans on spending its share of opioid lawsuit settlement
CHICAGO, Ill. - State officials are announcing what they call "next steps" now that a federal settlement with manufacturers of opioids has been reached. Illinois expects to get $760 million over the n...
Jul 29, 2022 Cindy Shebley / CC
Rivian shares details of severance for laid off employees
PEORIA, Ill. -- We're learning more this week about plans for layoffs at a large electric car maker in Illinois. Earlier this week, a spokesperson for Rivian, which operates a large manufacturing faci...
Jul 29, 2022 Greg Gjerdingen / CC
UPDATED: Fire off Glen in Peoria
UPDATED: 5:07 p.m. PEORIA, Ill. -- We're learning the very latest since drivers spotted smoke rising above a neighborhood off West Glen Avenue in Peoria Friday morning. Peoria Firefighters say a patro...
Jul 29, 2022 Midwest Communications
Gladys Knight concert in Peoria cancelled
PEORIA, Ill. - A concert a lot of people were looking forward to this coming Tuesday night has been cancelled. 25 News reports the Peoria Civic Center cited "unforeseen circumstances" in having to can...
Jul 28, 2022
Man wanted for Galesburg homicide
GALESBURG, Ill. - Authorities in Galesburg say an arrest warrant is out for the man they believe shot and ultimately killed another man early Sunday morning. Galesburg Police say a warrant charging Fi...
Jul 28, 2022 (Galesburg Police/Knox County Jail)
Former City Council candidate not charged with Domestic Battery
PEORIA, Ill. - A former candidate for Peoria City Council has been cleared of charges accusing him of assaulting a woman. Peoria County Circuit Court records indicate prosecutors never formally filed ...
Jul 28, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
Unemployment drops in all IL Metro areas, including Peoria
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The state says the unemployment rate in the Peoria area is going down, as is most other metro areas in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the city's unem...
Jul 28, 2022 Got Credit / CC
