Category Archives: Local News
City of East Peoria's phones are down
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The City of East Peoria says its phone lines are currently down. A message on East Peoria's Facebook page says they are trying to resolve the issue, and when it is fixed, residents...
Oct 28, 2025 (City of East Peoria)
PPS board approves purchase of AI metal detectors for its three high schools
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Peoria Public Schools will be buying metal detectors using AI to find weapons after the school board Monday night approved the purchase. PPS is buying eight CEIA OpenGate AI W...
Oct 28, 2025 (1470 and 100.3 WMBD)
U.S. House Minority Leader Jeffries accelerates Illinois redistricting push
Article Summary As Indiana's governor called a special session to redraw the state's congressional maps, U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries urged Illinois Democrats to do the same. Jeffries' p...
Oct 28, 2025 U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries talks to reporters outside of Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch’s office in Springfield on Monday, Oct. 27. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Brenden Moore)
UPDATE: Victim in fatal shooting in Central Peoria identified
UPDATED 11:18 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been identified as the victim in a shooting Sunday night in Central Peoria. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says 20-year-old Elisha Gilbert was t...
Oct 27, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
State rep., comptroller candidate's ICE disclosures draw threats from DOJ
Article Summary State representative and comptroller candidate Margaret Croke, D-Chicago, has come under fire from online conservatives for publicizing ICE vehicle details. Secretary of State Alexi Gi...
Oct 27, 2025 State Rep. Margaret Croke talks to reporters outside the Illinois State Board of Elections building in Springfield on Monday, Oct. 27, as she waits to file her petitions to run for comptroller. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Crowded Dem primaries, GOP field for governor take shape as candidates file for office
Article Summary Hundreds of candidates filed petitions on Monday to run for office in 2026 as several primary races take shape. U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' push to redraw Illinois' con...
Oct 27, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker and lieutenant governor candidate Christian Mitchell prepare to file nominating petitions at the Illinois State Board of Elections building in Springfield on Monday, Oct. 27. Between them is Cook County Republican Party Chair Aaron Del Mar, who is running for lieutenant governor on the GOP ticket alongside former state Sen. Darren Bailey. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Male juveniles injured in South Peoria shooting Monday afternoon
PEORIA, Ill. - A pair of male juveniles were injured after shots were fired in South Peoria on Monday afternoon. Peoria Police responded just after 3:00 P.M. to the area of Starr and Ligonier, finding...
Oct 27, 2025
Grayson takes stand to testify at his murder trial as it enters second week
PEORIA, Ill. - The second week of the Sean Grayson murder trial begins with the former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy taking the stand. Grayson is charged with First Degree Murder in the death of So...
Oct 27, 2025 Sean Grayson is pictured in a booking photo. The former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy is charged with first-degree murder and accused of shooting Sonya Massey to death in her kitchen. (Source: Sangamon County Sheriff's Department)
Peoria crews contain dryer fire at Providence Point Apartments
PEORIA, Ill. - Firefighters responded to the Providence Point Apartments in downtown Peoria Monday morning on reports of a fire. Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Josh Maroney says just before 10 a.m., crew...
Oct 27, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
UPDATE: Victim in fatal pedestrian crash near downtown Peoria identified
UPDATED 11:22 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A 71-year-old man has been identified as the pedestrian who died in a traffic crash Monday morning near downtown Peoria. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says Rudy...
Oct 27, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
