Category Archives: Local News
Peoria man sentenced for livestreaming self with weapon in South Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A man will spend time in prison after he was livestreaming with a weapon last year in South Peoria. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 19-year-old D'Berry Coleman was sent...
Oct 30, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Dream Center Peoria responds to increased need for food
PEORIA, Ill. - Dream Center Peoria is launching an emergency relief effort to help families worried about having enough food on the table. SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits fro...
Oct 30, 2025 (Dream Center Peoria Facebook)
Illinois school report card continues to show wide achievement gaps
Story summary: The 2025 school report card is the first one based on a new grading system that uses lower cut scores for proficiency in English language arts and math. State officials say the old syst...
Oct 30, 2025 Students sit in a classroom. (Photo by Kenny Eliason, Unsplash)
Local shelter foresees cost struggles for pet owners
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A potential pause in federal food assistance due to the ongoing government shutdown could impact local pet owners, forcing difficult choices between feeding their families and...
Oct 30, 2025 Mara 1 / CC
House passes energy bill amid debate over costs to consumers
Article Summary House lawmakers passed a sweeping energy reform bill along party lines Wednesday evening. The bill would create new incentives for energy storage, allow construction of new nuclear pow...
Oct 30, 2025 Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, speaks about his energy legislation during House floor debate on Oct. 29, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
7th Circuit temporarily halts judge's order for daily appearances from Border Patrol's Bovino
Article Summary S. Customs and Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino was set to appear in front of a federal judge Wednesday evening for the first of his court-ordered daily check-ins over immigratio...
Oct 29, 2025 The back of a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent’s tactical vest can be seen as agents escort Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino outside Chicago’s Dirksen Federal courthouse on Oct. 28. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Democratic candidates, officeholders indicted for 'impeding' agent outside ICE facility
Article Summary Illinois 9th Congressional District Democratic candidate Kat Abughazaleh is among six people indicted for "impeding" a federal immigration agent during a protest last month outside of ...
Oct 29, 2025 The Dirksen Federal Courthouse is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
Massey family, attorney, and advocates react after Grayson murder conviction in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Family members of Sonya Massey were joined by their attorney and advocates to urge for changes after Sean Grayson was convicted in her death. Grayson is the former Sangamon County Sheri...
Oct 29, 2025 Sonya Massey's father, James Wilbur, speaks at a press conference in downtown Peoria after former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson was convicted of second-degree murder in Massey's death. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
House transit bill 'not going forward,' Pritzker says as he opposes new revenue forms
Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker spoke out against multiple proposed new revenue sources to fund public transportation, including a tax on billionaires' assets and allowing speed cameras to be install...
Oct 29, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker appears skeptical as he takes a reporter’s question about a transit bill filed in the Illinois House the evening prior to his Wednesday, Oct. 29, news conference in Taylorville. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Lawmakers advance bill allowing public officials to conceal personal information
Article Summary New legislation would allow state lawmakers, constitutional officers and state's attorneys, among others, to request that their personal information be redacted on public websites. Pub...
Oct 29, 2025 State Rep. Katie Stuart presents her bill aimed at protecting public officials from doxing on the Illinois House floor on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
