Category Archives: Local News
Peoria Police chief denies reports of ICE operating in Peoria's Warehouse District
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's top cop says reports of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the River City are not true. Police Chief Eric Echevarria says the department received reports Tuesday of ICE ...
Nov 04, 2025 Courtesy of Peoria Police Department's Facebook Page
Peoria Riverfront Museum announces gift and new document for America 250 exhibit
PEORIA, Ill. - A gift to the Peoria Riverfront Museum is giving more people a chance to see America's history. The museum announced Tuesday morning a $1 million gift in association with its America 25...
Nov 04, 2025 (Peoria Riverfront Museum Facebook)
Motown legends The Temptations and The Four Tops coming to Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Motown legends The Temptations and The Four Tops are coming to the Prairie Home Alliance Theater in the spring. The Peoria Civic Center has announced the show is scheduled for Friday, M...
Nov 04, 2025 The Temptations and The Four Tops will make a tour stop in Peoria on May 8, 2026. (Peoria Civic Center)
Greater Peoria Honor Flight makes a fifth and final trip of the year to D.C.
PEORIA, Ill. - 70 local veterans and their guardians are headed to the nation's capital Tuesday morning with the Greater Peoria Honor Flight's fifth trip of the year. Organizer Luke Rosenbaum tells WM...
Nov 04, 2025 (Greater Peoria Honor Flight)
Resident arrested after apartment fire in downtown Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A resident was arrested Monday afternoon after allegedly starting a fire in their apartment, which also damaged three other units in downtown Peoria. Fire Battalion Chief Mike Ralston s...
Nov 04, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
El Paso man accused of threatening President Trump to remain in jail
PEORIA, Ill. - An El Paso man federally charged with allegedly threatening President Trump must remain in jail until his trial. 25 News reports 27-year-old Derek Lopez was detained in a court hearing ...
Nov 03, 2025 (El Paso Police Department)
Salvation Army Tree of Lights campaign in Peoria and Pekin begins
PEORIA, Ill. - A holiday tradition to help fund services for those in need in central Illinois is underway. The 38th edition of the Tree of Lights campaign for the Peoria and Pekin Salvation Armies st...
Nov 03, 2025 Peoria Salvation Army Major Heath Sells speaks at Northwoods Mall during the kickoff of the 2025 Tree of Lights campaign. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Bill to regulate homeowners' insurance rates fails on final day of veto session
Story Summary: A bill that failed on the House floor last week would have given state insurance regulators authority to review and approve rates charged for homeowners' insurance in Illinois. Gov. JB ...
Nov 03, 2025 Senate President Don Harmon talks to state Sen. Michael Hastings on the floor of the Illinois Senate on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Peoria Public Schools touts improvements in Illinois School Report Card
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Public Schools is touting improvements made in proficiency standards in the first scores since the standards were changed. District leaders on Monday talked about results from th...
Nov 03, 2025 Peoria Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat (left) and Annie Jo Gordon Community Learning Center principal Fabian Daniels (right) speak at a press conference to discuss PPS' results in the 2025 Illinois School Report Card. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Diesel fuel spilled after semi-truck crashes in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - No injuries were reported after a semi-truck with diesel fuel rolled over Monday morning in Peoria. Peoria Fire says crews responded to the corner of Alta Lane and Allen Road just befor...
Nov 03, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
