Category Archives: Local News
Illinois lawmakers pass $46 billion budget with millions in tax relief and hand outs
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois lawmakers worked through the night, finally passing a more than $46 billion budget in the early morning hours on Saturday. The budget will include a list of roughly $1.8 ...
Apr 9, 2022 Illinois Capitol - Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Peoria Camera Shop to reopen as soon as later this month
PEORIA, Ill. - Some "developments," if you'll pardon the pun, in the life of the Peoria Camera Shop. It closed near the end of February after its longtime owner, Bill Dobbins, died in December at the ...
Apr 8, 2022 Peoria Camera Shop
21 more arrests made in latest Peoria Anti-Violence Initiative wave
PEORIA, Ill. - This time, the feds were involved. Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria says his officers got help from U.S. Marshals and the Peoria County Sheriffs Department in carrying out the latest...
Apr 8, 2022 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Health Department: COVID-19 continues to improve in Peoria area
PEORIA, Ill. - Even Peoria City/County Health Department administrator Monica Hendrickson is feeling pretty good about COVID-19 in the area right now, versus just a couple of months ago. How good? "Fo...
Apr 8, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Illinois House passes resolution seeking help for Lincoln College students, employees
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois lawmakers have shown broad bi-partisan agreement on one issue, helping students at Lincoln College find somewhere else to continue their education. Today, lawmakers in th...
Apr 8, 2022 Courtesy: Lincoln College Facebook
Minor injuries after four-vehicle I-474 accident
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - A four-vehicle crash on Interstate 474 in Peoria County Thursday didn't turn out as bad as it could be. Illiois State Police say the crash in the eastbound lanes near Route 8 hap...
Apr 8, 2022 1470-100.3 WMBD
Details released on Wednesday accidents on Murray Baker Bridge
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - We're learning more about the incident that started Wednesday afternoon on the Murray Baker Bridge, that ended up resulting in four people being arrested. Illinois State Police say...
Apr 8, 2022 (Illinois Department of Transportation)
Ambulance filled with supplies shipped from Peoria to Ukraine
PEORIA, Ill. -- An ambulance with medical supplies makes its way from Peoria to war-torn Ukraine. Chris Manson and his 7-year-old daughter were hanging out at home when images from the war in Ukraine ...
Apr 8, 2022
A tale of two state budgets
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Governor JB Pritzker says he and Democrat leaders in the Legislature have come to an agreement on a budget proposal that will be voted on Friday -- the last scheduled day of sessio...
Apr 7, 2022 CafeCredit.com / CC
Candidate for Illinois Secretary of State campaigns in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - One of the more crowded races for a statewide office in the June primary election is that of Secretary of State. And Peoria is once again seeing of those candidates come here. Anna Vale...
Apr 7, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
