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Man sentenced to 80 years for Peoria County murder
PEORIA, Ill. - A man who was convicted of murder even though the victim's body has never been found is going to prison for a total of 80 years. That's the sentence Allen Schimmelpfennig, 30, received ...
Jun 22, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail via 25 News)
Tazewell County Clerk, County Board Chairman, at odds over polling place redrawing
PEKIN, Ill. - There's a strong disagreement of sorts between two top officials in Tazewell County government. Clerk John Ackerman claims that despite having done it in the last year, he has to, under ...
Jun 22, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
East Peoria man accused of sexual abuse
PEKIN, Ill. - An East Peoria man is being charged with sexually abusing a child. Michael Petrov, 56, is charged there with three counts of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse. Petrov allegedly inappropri...
Jun 22, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Tazewell County Jail via 25 News)
FDA approves Sarepta's gene therapy for rare muscular dystrophy in some kids
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday granted accelerated approval to Sarepta Therapeutics' first-of-its-kind gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), an inherited p...
Jun 22, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Drought conditions locally and across Illinois continue to worsen
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - A continued lack of rain coupled with hot weather is making drought conditions worse in Illinois. The latest U.S Drought Monitor report released on Thursday shows the entire state at...
Jun 22, 2023 (National Weather Service)
U.S. House sidelines far-right Republican impeachment vote on Biden
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Republicans turned aside an attempt by hardline conservatives to force an impeachment vote against President Joe Biden on Thursday, in the first of what could prove t...
Jun 22, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. House Oversight and Accountability Committee member Representative Lauren Boebert (R-CO) attends the committee's hearing about Twitter's handling of a 2020 New York Post story about Hunter Biden and his laptop, in Washington, U.S. February 8, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Fire causes $250K damage to manufacturing facility in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria business went up in flames early Thursday morning on Sloan Street. Fire Battalion Chief Ryan Calhoun said crews responded to an unintentional fire at the IVEX Peoria building j...
Jun 22, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
U.S. jobless claims hold steady at 20-month high, current account gap widens
(Reuters) - The number of people filing for state unemployment benefits for the first time held steady at a 20-month high last week, remaining elevated for a third straight week in what may be an earl...
Jun 22, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Hundreds of people line up outside the Kentucky Career Center, over two hours prior to its opening, to find assistance with their unemployment claims, in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo
Former congressman Will Hurd, a Trump critic, joins 2024 Republican race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Representative Will Hurd, once the sole Black Republican in Congress, on Thursday joined the crowded race to beat Donald Trump for the party's 2024 presidential nomi...
Jun 22, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Will Hurd speaks at the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition Spring Kick-off in West Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. April 22, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
Parents accused of battery, neglect of 6-month-old
PEORIA, Ill. - A West Peoria mother and father are both facing criminal charges, after their underweight 6-month-old child ended up in the hospital with a broken right arm and leg. According to 25 New...
Jun 22, 2023 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
