Category Archives: Local News
PAAR: Higher mortgage rates aren't having a big effect on the local market
PEORIA, Ill. - Nationally, popular 30-year mortgage rates hit a nine-month high this week, averaging over 6.6 percent. Peoria Area Association of Realtors' Leslie Rothan says those rates are very subj...
May 29, 2026 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy, File)
Peoria man accused in two shootings to remain in jail
PEORIA, Ill. - The man allegedly behind two shootings earlier this month in Peoria was ordered to stay in jail at a hearing on Thursday. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 21-year-old Om...
May 29, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Peoria Police seeking more information regarding shooting at Glen Oak Park
PEORIA, Ill. - With one arrest already made, Peoria Police are looking for more information regarding a shooting at Glen Oak Park this week. 20-year-old Harlem Porter was arrested in connection to the...
May 28, 2026
Man convicted for 2025 shooting at Peoria apartment complex
PEORIA, Ill. - A man has been convicted for his role in a shooting last August at a Peoria apartment complex. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 30-year-old John Earl Nichols was found g...
May 28, 2026 courtroom gavel
Insurance regulation bills clear General Assembly
Article Summary The House gave final passage Wednesday to bills giving the Illinois Department of Insurance authority to review and approve rates for homeowners and automobile insurance. Both bills pr...
May 28, 2026 Democratic Rep. Thaddeus Jones speaks on the House floor on his way to passing a pair of bills to regulate the homeowner and auto insurance industries. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
Lawmakers approve bill to regulate e-bikes, scooters
Article Summary Illinois lawmakers are advancing a bill that would impose new regulations on electric bikes and scooters. The regulations include limits on where they can be driven, and for higher spe...
May 28, 2026 Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, presents her e-bike regulation bill in the Illinois House on May 27, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
US judge won't block Trump's mail-in voting executive order for now
May 28 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday declined to immediately block President Donald Trump's executive order tightening rules on mail-in voting, but left the door open for the Democratic Party t...
May 28, 2026 FILE PHOTO: "On Demand" absentee or mail-in ballots are time stamped after being filled out in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, U.S. October 31, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah Beier
West Nile virus found in Tazewell County
PEKIN, Ill. - Tazewell County's first case of West Nile Virus was discovered this week. The county health department says a mosquito pool collected on Tuesday in Pekin tested positive for the virus. T...
May 28, 2026 Tim Sheerman-Chase / CC
Illinois lawmakers pass landmark AI accountability bill
Article Summary Illinois House lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday that would regulate how the largest artificial intelligence companies report on the capabilities of their models. The bill, which passe...
May 28, 2026 Rep. Daniel Didech, D-Buffalo Grove, speaks on the House floor May 27. His bill would make Illinois the third state to regulate frontier AI models. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
Durbin warns of deep divisions in farewell address to Illinois lawmakers
Article Summary U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin delivered a farewell address to the Illinois General Assembly, reflecting on his decades in public office and warning that today's political divisions pose a seri...
May 28, 2026 U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin delivers a farewell address to Illinois lawmakers on May 27, 2026. He reflected on his decades in public office and warning that today’s political divisions threaten democratic norms. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Jerry Nowicki)
