Category Archives: Local News
Journalist with Illinois ties shares experiences of Turkey's earthquakes
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- James Zahora is an American journalist who's been working in Turkey for about a decade. The Chicago area native spoke with WMBD's "The Greg and Dan Show" Tuesday morning about the ...
Feb 7, 2023 Harold Litwiler / CC
Peoria woman robbed at Civic Center Plaza parking garage
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called to the Civic Center Plaza Parking Deck in the area of Fulton and NE Jefferson Streets Monday night for an armed robbery. A female victim told police she was a...
Feb 7, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Fire at Allied Iron & Steel in Peoria under investigation
PEORIA, Ill. -- A fire early Tuesday morning at Allied Iron and Steel in Peoria has caused $500,000 damage. Crews were called to the business on Clark Street around 3:45 a.m. A passerby reported the f...
Feb 7, 2023 (Peoria Fire Department Facebook)
Central IL Auto Show canceled
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Central Illinois Auto Show at the Peoria Civic Center is canceled for a third straight year. The Peoria Metro New Car Dealers Association announced Monday there were a number of fa...
Feb 7, 2023 (Central Illinois Auto Show Facebook Page)
Pritzker announces $40 million grant program to promote development-ready 'megasites'
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday announced the creation of a $40 million grant program to incentivize the creation of large development-ready areas known as "me...
Feb 6, 2023 (State of Illinois)
More teens arrested in connection to car theft
PEORIA, Ill. - Two more Peoria juveniles are in trouble with the law for allegedly stealing a car. Police say it happened Saturday evening, but details are just coming out now. Officers spotted the ve...
Feb 6, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man arrested after shot fired early Sunday
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man face a criminal charge after a report of a shot being fired early Sunday. Peoria Police say they were sent to Leroy and Albany in Central Peoria just before 1:00 a.m. for a...
Feb 6, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Local gas prices take slight decline
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas Prices in the Peoria area have taken another slight dip downward in two surveys. GasBuddy.com says their Peoria-area average has fallen 4.2 cents in the past week, averaging $3.53 f...
Feb 6, 2023 (Illinois Department of Transportation Traffic Camera)
Bridge project to readjust CityLink routes
PEORIA, Ill. - CityLink is making temporary adjustments to a few of its bus routes before a bridge project begins next month. IDOT is planning to start improvements to the Bob Michel Bridge starting o...
Feb 6, 2023 (25 News)
Pritzker seeks more info on AP African American Studies course
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker last week asked the College Board for more information about its reasoning for changing the final framework of a new Advanced Placement cou...
Feb 6, 2023 (State of Illinois)
