Category Archives: Local News
Garage fire damages several homes in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- A garage in Peoria was engulfed in flames that spread to three nearby homes late Wednesday night. Firefighters were called about 10 p.m. to the fire on S. Tonti Circle, near S. Laramie...
Apr 28, 2022 Midwest Communications
Local residents warned of massive Ameren Illinois rate hikes coming by June
PEORIA, Ill. -- Local residents are being warned of a massive hike in energy prices coming within the next month. You're told to prepare your budgets for an average $500 per year increase in your Amer...
Apr 27, 2022 (Ameren Illinois)
Pritzker signs bills to address teacher shortages, substitute teacher shortages
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - It may not completely solve the state's shortage of teachers, but it may very well help. Governor JB Pritzker signed a package of laws Wednesday at Springfield High School which in...
Apr 27, 2022 State of Illinois/Illinois Information Service (File)
Peoria City Council delays vote on video gaming fee structure changes
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria City Council has voted to wait two more weeks before making a final decision on amending the city's fee structure for video gaming terminals. The city had proposed lowering t...
Apr 27, 2022 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Greater Peoria Honor Flight takes off again Thursday, and your support is needed
PEORIA, Ill. - A COVID-19-forced break for the Greater Peoria Honor Flight ends Thursday. That's when 76 war veterans will get on a plane and spend the day in Washington, D.C. -- the first of four tri...
Apr 27, 2022 Phyllis Piraino (Julia Bradley/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Rivermen prepare for SPHL Championship series
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Rivermen hockey team is headed to the President's Cup Finals. Rivermen Head Coach Jean-Guy Trudel told WMBD's "The Greg and Dan Show", getting the team he wanted this season...
Apr 27, 2022 (Peoria Rivermen Hockey)
Biden praises 'force of nature' Madeleine Albright at funeral
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden called former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright a "force of nature" on Wednesday at a memorial service attended by former presidents in honor of the first...
Apr 27, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright arrives for the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner in Washington, April 27, 2019. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan/File Photo
UPDATE: Man arrested for overnight homicide in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- One man was killed and another man wounded in an overnight shooting in Peoria -- and police now say an arrest has been made. Peoria Public Information Officer Semone Roth said officers...
Apr 27, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
Report: Police & Fire pension funding solutions remain risky and costly for taxpayers
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria City leaders are on the hunt for different solutions to a long standing problem, how to fund a growing mountain of police and fire pension obligations on time. Under current sta...
Apr 27, 2022 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Campustown Starbucks workers vote to unionize
PEORIA, Ill. - Workers at one Peoria Starbucks location have officially joined the wave of others across the country voting to unionize. Workers at the Campustown Starbucks voted Tuesday 9-2 to become...
Apr 26, 2022 25 News
