Category Archives: Local News
East Peoria City Council approves legal action regarding PFAS in water
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The East Peoria City Council is okaying moving forward with joining litigation against companies that knowingly use chemicals in products that in turn end up in the drinking water ...
Jul 06, 2022 (Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Creve Coeur Police warn of water-related scam
CREVE COEUR, Ill. - A scam similar to others is now starting to hit Creve Coeur. Creve Coeur Police say they've received a number of complaints about people claiming to be employees of "the Illinois W...
Jul 06, 2022 Midwest Communications/University of Illinois Extension
Grand jury indicts Peoria man on murder charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man charged with committing the city's ninth homicide this year has now had his charges solidified by a grand jury. Peoria County Court records indicate a grand jury has indict...
Jul 06, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
Peoria firefighters want help filling their trucks with school supplies
PEORIA, Ill. - An important donation involving the Peoria Fire Department is kicking off an important school supply drive. The "Fill the Truck" campaign is officially underway, with a $500 donation to...
Jul 06, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Open House unveils proposed downtown Peoria traffic changes
PEORIA, Ill. -- Local planners are proposing significant changes to two main thoroughfares through downtown Peoria, perhaps eliminating one way streets in the process. However, these changes will cert...
Jul 06, 2022 Dagny Mol / CC
Annual walk raises awareness about suicide prevention
PEORIA, Ill. -- Whitney's Walk For Life raises awareness about suicide prevention in Central Illinois. The event, now in it's 19th year, is coming up on Saturday, July 30 at Jubilee State Park. "So, t...
Jul 06, 2022 (Whitney's Walk For Life--Facebook)
UPDATE: ISP trooper crashes into Creve Coeur gas station
UPDATED 3:50 P.M. CREVE COEUR, Ill. - We're learning more about an accident Wednesday morning about an accident in Creve Coeur involving an Illinois State Police squad car. State troopers are now tell...
Jul 06, 2022 Courtesy of 25 News
Brookfield Zoo placed on lockdown
CHICAGO, Ill. (FOX News) -- A zoo about 30 miles from Highland Park, Illinois was forced to go into lockdown on Tuesday, after getting word of a potential threat. Police said a woman called a crisis i...
Jul 06, 2022 Rachel Kramer / CC
Woodford County man charged for alleged sexual acts with teenage girl
GOODFIELD, Ill. -- A Central Illinois man and local campground resident is now accused of having sex with a 14-year-old girl. According to 25 News, the suspect is named as Jose Emmett, a man from Good...
Jul 06, 2022 (Woodford County Sheriffs Department via 25 News)
Chief: Important to celebrate Independence Day, even after tragedy
PEORIA, Ill. - It might be easy for a police officer to not want to come to work on a holiday -- let alone one marred by the violence in Highland Park or two homicides in Peoria over the weekend. But ...
Jul 05, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
