Category Archives: Local News
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)
Man reportedly pistol whipped before vehicle stolen in Peoria's East Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. - A man was injured and reportedly had his vehicle stolen Saturday night in Peoria's East Bluff. Peoria Police responded just after 8:30 P.M. to the area of Indiana and Archer, speaking t...
Nov 03, 2025 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Moss Ave. intersection near Bradley University to be temporarily closed
PEORIA, Ill. - A busy intersection near Bradley University will be closed for the next few weeks. Peoria Public Works says that starting on Wednesday, the intersection of Moss and MacArthur Highway wi...
Nov 03, 2025 (City of Peoria)
Washington woman arrested for alleged sexual relationship with minor
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Washington Police have arrested one person after an alleged sexual relationship with a minor. Police say 43-year-old Robyn Polston was arrested Monday for Criminal Sexual Assault an...
Nov 03, 2025 (City of Washington--Facebook page)
Rockers 38 Special making a stop in Peoria this winter
PEORIA, Ill. - Southern rockers 38 Special are coming to Peoria's Prairie Home Alliance Theater this winter. The Peoria Civic Center says the show is scheduled for Friday, February 6 at 7:30 p.m. Cele...
Nov 03, 2025 38 Special is set to perform at Peoria's Prairie Home Alliance Theater on Feb. 6.
(Photo courtesy of the Peoria Civic Center)
Health departments suggest preventative measures ahead of flu season
PEORIA, Ill. - With respiratory illness season coming, the three Tri-County Health Departments (Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford) recommend residents start taking preventative measures now. Based on his...
Nov 03, 2025 Subbotina / Depositphotos.com
Peoria unveils contents of a time capsule from 1897
PEORIA, Ill. - A time capsule from 1897 was opened Sunday at Peoria's Gateway Building, exactly 128 years after it was placed in a cornerstone at City Hall. Strategic Communications Manager Stacy Pete...
Nov 03, 2025 Contents of a time capsule from Peoria City Hall from 1897. (City of Peoria Facebook)
'We're not a violent city': Chicago locals take on ICE block-by-block
CHICAGO (Reuters) -The immigration agents' tear gas grenades clinked and then exploded against the concrete, shrouding the block in plumes of white gas. The dozen or so residents at the scene only scr...
Nov 03, 2025 Illinois State police stand guard outside the Broadview ICE facility, after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered increased federal law enforcement presence to assist in crime prevention, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., November 1, 2025. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
