Category Archives: Local News
Pritzker ramps up accountability panel focused on alleged ICE abuses
Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker filled two more seats on the Illinois Accountability Commission and announced key staffing hires as the panel ramps up its review of alleged abuses during "Operation M...
Nov 20, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker, lawmakers and immigration advocates discuss the federal government’s aggressive immigration enforcement campaign in his Springfield office on Oct. 30, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Peoria County Sheriff seeks reimbursement for security costs during Grayson trial
The Peoria County Sheriff's Office is seeking reimbursement from Sangamon County for security expenses incurred during the high-profile Sean Grayson murder trial held in Peoria earlier this month. She...
Nov 20, 2025 PEORIA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE 2
Illinois Supreme Court dismisses appeal in Grayson case as moot
The Illinois Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal in the Sean Grayson murder case, ruling the legal question became moot after his conviction. In an opinion filed Wednesday, the state's highest court...
Nov 20, 2025 Sean Grayson is pictured in a booking photo. The former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy is charged with first-degree murder and accused of shooting Sonya Massey to death in her kitchen. (Source: Sangamon County Sheriff's Department)
"Operation Last Watch" launched to honor local veterans receiving end of life care
PEORIA, Ill. - Rick Otey, a 76-year-old Navy vet, has embarked on a mission to honor local veterans receiving hospice or end of life care. He tells WMBD's "Greg and Dan" what Operation Last Watch enta...
Nov 20, 2025 Ken Jones / CC
Dream Center Peoria holding a special distribution event on Friday
PEORIA, Ill. - Dream Center Peoria will be holding a special distribution of grocery and toiletry items this Friday, November 21st, as part of their local emergency relief initiative. The event will t...
Nov 20, 2025 (Dream Center Peoria Facebook)
7th Circuit stays judge's order restricting immigration agents' use of riot control weapons
Article Summary The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday sided with the Trump administration and granted a stay on a federal judge's order restricting immigration agents' use of riot control weap...
Nov 19, 2025 Several immigration enforcement agents push back media and protestors as U.S. Customs and Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino makes his way out of the federal courthouse in downtown Chicago on Oct. 28. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Washington's Tournament of Champions celebrates 20 years of elite high school basketball
One of the country's most renowned high school basketball tournaments returns to Washington next week, celebrating its 20th anniversary. The Kevin Brown Memorial Tournament of Champions runs November ...
Nov 19, 2025 Kevin Brown Memorial Tournament of Champions
Man arrested near Pekin High School after reports of handguns
A man was arrested near Pekin Community High School Tuesday afternoon after a passerby reported seeing him with what appeared to be handguns. The Pekin Police Department responded to the area of Parkw...
Nov 19, 2025
Pritzker discusses immigration crackdown with Pope Leo XIV in Rome
Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker met with Pope Leo XIV in Rome on Wednesday, with the two discussing the Trump administration's aggressive immigration raids. Both have been outspoken critics of the tr...
Nov 19, 2025 Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker shakes Pope Leo XIV’s during a meeting in Vatican City on Nov. 19, 2025. (The Vatican)
Illinois Liquor Commission: Mobile IDs provide new resource for preventing sales to minors
Businesses in Illinois selling alcohol now have something new in their toolbox to fight underage drinking and fake identification. According to the Illinois Liquor Control Commission, Mobile IDs, whic...
Nov 19, 2025 Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced on Tuesday that Illinois driver's licenses and state IDs will be added to Apple Wallet on Wednesday (Nov. 19)
(Photo from Illinois Secretary of State's website)
