Category Archives: Local News
Handicapped accessibility upgrade helps Tazewell County residents -- especially voters
PEKIN, Ill. - It may not sound like news to you, but Tazewell County and Pekin officials say there's plenty good about an officially-completed sidewalk project that should be told. The sidewalk at the...
May 04, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
East Peoria approves installation of new automated license plate readers
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- In a move to help curb incidents of crime, East Peoria is following Peoria's lead in adding new automated license plate readers to help local police. During Tuesday's City Council...
May 04, 2022 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
Public asked to vote on new slogan for East Peoria
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- East Peoria wants your input. The city is asking the public to help pick a slogan that will be a part of a new community brand developed by the East Peoria Community Partners, com...
May 04, 2022 Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD
Peoria home may have been intentionally set on fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- A fire that heavily damaged a Peoria home Tuesday night is being treated as a possible arson. Firefighters were called around 9:15 p.m. to NE Monroe, between Park and Camblin Avenues. ...
May 04, 2022 (Peoria Fire Department via Facebook)
Ousted former East Peoria fire chief replaced for good Tuesday
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- Local elected leaders in East Peoria have named the man to replace former Fire Chief John Knapp, whose retirement came under a bit of a cloud earlier this year. Knapp hastily anno...
May 03, 2022 Fire Chief Robert Zimmerman (City of East Peoria)
Peoria Rivermen win SPHL championship
ROANOKE, Va. - The Peoria Rivermen are the champions of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The Rivermen defeated the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs 3-2 in overtime Tuesday night to win the championship...
May 03, 2022
Fire causes damage to Hanna City home
HANNA CITY, Ill. - A Hanna City home suffered damage following a fire Tuesday afternoon. Logan-Trivoli Fire Chief David Tuttle says he had the Limestone, Bartonville, Elmwood, Timber-Hollis, and Farmi...
May 03, 2022 (25 News)
Two arrested following shooting incident at apartment complex
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say two people were arrested after shots were fired inside one apartment Monday night, later learning that two apartment were actually struck by shots. Police were called ...
May 03, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
Victim identified in fatal East Peoria-area accident
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The Tazewell County Coroner has identified the victim in Monday's fatal crash near East Peoria involving a car and a motorcycle. Coroner Charles Hanley says preliminary autopsy res...
May 03, 2022 (25 News)
LaHood, Bustos react to leak of Supreme Court draft decision
UPDATED 1:53 p.m. WASHINGTON, D.C. - He says he wants to protect the "sanctity of Life," but Congressman Darin LaHood says he's troubled by how most of America found out about how the Supreme Court ma...
May 03, 2022 1470/100.3 WMBD
