Category Archives: Local News
State: COVID case increases 'significant'
CHICAGO, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Public Health's projected winter increase in COVID-19 cases is coming to pass. The state says 74 of the state's 102 counties are now at some form of elevated...
Dec 9, 2022 (Centers for Disease Control)
East-Central Illinois lawmaker passes away
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - An Illinois lawmaker from part of central Illinois has died. Several Springfield-area TV stations are reporting State Senator Scott Bennett was pronounced dead Friday afternoon, and ...
Dec 9, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Illinois General Assembly)
UPDATE: Teen injured in mid-afternoon shooting
UPDATED 5:22 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A 16-year-old is injured following a call of shots being fired Friday afternoon on the edge of Central Peoria. Peoria Police say the call came around 1:30 p.m. on West...
Dec 9, 2022 Midwest Communications
GOP looking for temporary replacement for retiring lawmaker
TREMONT, Ill. - A state lawmaker representing parts of Tazewell and McLean Counties is retiring, and the search is on for his replacement. 88th District State Representative Keith Sommer submitted his...
Dec 9, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Illinois General Assembly)
Grand jury files charges in two cases
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury filed single counts against two area residents in two separate cases this week. Peoria County Court records indicate Travis Close, 32, pleaded guilty during a...
Dec 9, 2022 Travis Close (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Man pleads not guilty to Pekin homicide
PEKIN, Ill. - A Pekin man has pleaded not guilty to the death of a neighbor starting with an assault on Halloween. Tazewell County Circuit Court records indicate Kolby Kincade, 20, pleaded not guilty ...
Dec 9, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Tazewell County Jail)
Gov. Pritzker signs unemployment insurance agreement
CHICAGO, Ill. -- Illinois Gov. J-B Pritzker has signed legislation tackling a loan to the state's unemployment trust fund into law. Pritzker says the $1.8 billion deal will pay off a federal loan Illi...
Dec 9, 2022 (State of Illinois)
UPDATE: Woman wanted for Woodford County Attempted Murder
UPDATED 11:03 A.M. 12/9 EUREKA, Ill. - More details are being released about a case in Woodford County where a woman is wanted for Attempted Murder. Woodford County Chief Deputy Sheriff Dennis Tipswor...
Dec 8, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Woodford County Sheriffs Department via Facebook)
Police arrest man for Peoria's 17th homicide, also faces charges in other cases
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been arrested in connection with a homicide from September, and also faces charges in three other cases. Peoria Police say Domonicue Linwood, 24, faces charges in one c...
Dec 8, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail January 2022)
Woman not facing Drug Induced Homicide charge following arrest Tuesday
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria County Circuit Court records indicate a Peoria woman is so far not facing the charge of Drug-Induced Homicide she was booked on, but officials remain concerned nonetheless. Sharo...
Dec 8, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
