Category Archives: Local News
Illinois is experiencing more tornadoes - but receiving less federal disaster aid
Article Summary 2026 has already set a record for number of tornadoes in Illinois with over 150 confirmed events, including several severe EF-2s or higher. It's part of a four-year upwards trend that ...
Jun 25, 2026 A home in rural Washburn in Marshall County stands, but is heavily damaged, after a tornado rolled through the area. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Sorensen seeking help for Illinois farmers
By Stace Keane SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - 17th District Congressman Eric Sorensen says Illinois farmers are not looking for handouts, but rather, a chance to earn an honest living. The Congressman questioned...
Jun 25, 2026 photographyMK / Depositphotos.com
Pekin man headed to prison for trying to entice a minor
PEORIA, Ill. - A Pekin man is heading to federal prison for a decade after a plot to target a local child. 42-year-old Mark Steven Peterson was sentenced to ten years behind bars for attempted enticem...
Jun 25, 2026 AhmedZaggoudi / Depositphotos.com
14-year-old arrested after officers recover handgun
PEORIA, Ill. - A 14-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday after Peoria Police recovered a handgun during an investigation on the city's North Side. Officers responded around 5:30 p.m. to the 1800 block of...
Jun 24, 2026
Pritzker signs bill protecting medical records for abortion patients in Illinois
By NIKOEL HYTREK Capitol News Illinois nhytrek@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law that would protect abortion-seekers in Illinois from potential retaliatio...
Jun 24, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker speaking at the Wednesday bill signing for a new law that will protect abortion patients’ medical records from out-of-state retaliation.
Teen sentenced to prison in East Bluff robbery, February police chase
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria teen involved in a high-speed police chase through the city earlier this year has been sentenced to prison. Quinzell Foy, 18, was sentenced Wednesday to 3.5 years in the Illino...
Jun 24, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Pekin man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for attempted enticement of a minor
PEORIA, Ill. - A Pekin man has been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to attempted enticement of a minor. Mark Steven Peterson, 42, will also serve five years of supervis...
Jun 24, 2026
Addicted to gambling in Illinois: 'Someone has decided they can make money off you'
This story is a collaboration between Capitol News Illinois and Illinois Answers Project. Editor's note: Some individuals in this story are identified only by first name and last initial at their requ...
Jun 24, 2026 A man spends the three dollars in his pocket playing a bar slot machine in downstate Golconda on June 4, and then leaves. (Credit: Julia Rendleman for Capitol News Illinois)
Illinois' abortion landscape continues to evolve amid persistent growth in demand
Article Summary In the four years since Roe v. Wade was overturned and Illinois became a destination for abortion care, Illinois providers and advocates have rebuilt the state's infrastructure to supp...
Jun 24, 2026 Megan Jeyifo, executive director of the Chicago Abortion Fund, speaks to members of the Illinois delegation on Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 2024. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Peoria Riverfront Museum acquires rare printing of the Declaration of Independence
By Stace Keane PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Riverfront Museum is unveiling a piece of history. A rare, original William J. Stone 1833 printing of the 1776 Declaration of Independence is being added to th...
Jun 24, 2026 1470 - 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
