Category Archives: Top Stories
Woodford County man charged for alleged sexual acts with teenage girl
GOODFIELD, Ill. -- A Central Illinois man and local campground resident is now accused of having sex with a 14-year-old girl. According to 25 News, the suspect is named as Jose Emmett, a man from Good...
Jul 06, 2022 (Woodford County Sheriffs Department via 25 News)
Chief: Important to celebrate Independence Day, even after tragedy
PEORIA, Ill. - It might be easy for a police officer to not want to come to work on a holiday -- let alone one marred by the violence in Highland Park or two homicides in Peoria over the weekend. But ...
Jul 05, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Mother Nature causes issues with fireworks show
PEORIA, Ill. - If you thought things seemed a little different at Monday night's "Red White and Boom" fireworks show in Peoria, you might be right. Fireworks debris caused some problems on the Peoria ...
Jul 05, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Highland Park shooting suspect admits to deadly attack, prosecutor says
UPDATED: July 6, 2022 1:10 p.m. WAUKEGAN, Ill. (Reuters) - The man accused of killing seven people and wounding dozens of others at an Independence Day parade outside of Chicago admitted to authoritie...
Jul 05, 2022 Robert (Bob) E. Crimo III, a person of interest in the mass shooting that took place at a Fourth of July parade route in the wealthy Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, U.S. is seen in this still image obtained from a social media video. Robert Crimo/via REUTERS
Teen seriously injured in rural Knox County crash
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County teenager reportedly suffered the worst injuries in a crash in Knox County Monday morning. Illinois State Police say a car driven by Brittney Thomas, 29, of Galesburg was...
Jul 05, 2022 Midwest Communications
Autopsy conducted on victim in Peoria's 12th homicide
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Coroner says suspicions about the cause of death in a teenager who was shot Monday morning are, for the most part, confirmed. Jamie Harwood says preliminary autopsy re...
Jul 05, 2022 (Midwest Communications)
Bond set for two of three men arrested after 'ghost gun" discovered Friday
PEORIA, Ill. - Bond has been set for two of three people arrested Friday night after a so-called "ghost gun" was seized by Peoria Police. Court records indicate Javion Parker, 20, is being held on $80...
Jul 05, 2022 Javion Parker, Marquavion Moore, Kaleel Davis (Peoria County Jail)
Bond set for Peoria woman charged with murder
PEORIA, Ill. - Bond has been set at $1 million for a Peoria woman charged with murder in connection with the city's 11th homicide of the year over the weekend. Peoria County Circuit Court records indi...
Jul 05, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
"Move on" not all Governor candidate said following Highland Park shooting
SKOKIE, Ill. - The Republican candidate for Illinois Governor following last week's primary is getting some criticism for allegedly suggesting everyone needed to just "move on" from Monday's fatal mas...
Jul 05, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Suspect in Chicago July 4 parade attack fled with crowd in women's clothes
UPDATED 4:51 p.m. HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (Reuters) -The man accused of attacking a Fourth of July parade in a Chicago suburb bought his rifle legally, fired more than 70 rounds from a roof and dressed in...
Jul 05, 2022 Robert (Bob) E. Crimo III, a person of interest in the mass shooting that took place at a Fourth of July parade route in the wealthy Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, U.S. is seen in this still image obtained from a social media video. Robert Crimo/via REUTERS
