Category Archives: Local News
Grand jury indicts four people in connection to Peoria teenager's shooting death
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has indicted multiple individuals involved in the shooting death of a teenager earlier this month. The grand jury on Tuesday indicted three people for First D...
Oct 28, 2025 courtroom gavel
UPDATE: Deliberations back under way at Sean Grayson murder trial
UPATED 2:10 P.M. PEORIA. Ill. - The courtroom will reopen at 2:30 P.M. ---------------------------------- UPDATED 9:33 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. - The second day of juror deliberations in the Sean Grayson mur...
Oct 28, 2025 Protesters outside the Peoria County Courthouse on Tuesday. A verdict in the Sean Grayson murder trial is expected on Wednesday. (1470 & 100.3 WMBD--Fritz Moser)
Peoria's Friendship House sees a growing need for food assistance as SNAP benefits are set to end
PEORIA, Ill. - Many area families are worried about getting enough fresh food without SNAP benefits during the government shutdown. And, Peoria's Friendship House is trying to fill the gap. The organi...
Oct 28, 2025 (25 News)
PPD: Man arrested on aggravated arson and other charges following fire
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been charged with aggravated arson and criminal damage to property, among other charges, after allegedly setting a home on fire. Peoria Police initially were called to ...
Oct 28, 2025 (Peoria County Jail)
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)
