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Illinois DMV's changing to "appointment only" for certain services
Peoria, Ill -- Starting next month, you'll need to make an appointment to do many things at the local licensing office. On Wednesday, Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White's office announced it will...
Cooper Banks Nov 17, 2021 A woman enters a Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles drivers license service center, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019, in Hialeah, Fla. The U.S. Census Bureau has asked the 50 states for drivers' license information, months after President Donald Trump ordered the collection of citizenship information. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

New bio-tech business locating at Peoria NEXT
PEORIA, Ill. - A self-described "serial entrepreneur" is locating his newest bio-medical-related venture in Peoria. Doctor Shane Needham of Moscow, Idaho, chose the Peoria NEXT Innovation Center that'...
Will Stevenson Nov 17, 2021 Dr. Shane Needham (left), CEO of Velocity Labs, with PeoriaNEXT Director Michael Stubbs. (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)

Peoria City Council struggles over how to fund pension balance
Peoria, Ill -- Peoria's way of paying down pension obligations through a direct fee to taxpayers will soon be no more. Now, it's about how and where to find the money. That discussion continued during...
Cooper Banks Nov 17, 2021 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD

Nearly 20 vehicles found with slashed or flattened tires in downtown Peoria
Peoria, Ill -- Peoria Police are investigating a rash of vandalism to more than a dozen vehicles. "Police were dispatched to multiple locations in the downtown area...for reports of vehicles with slas...
Cooper Banks Nov 17, 2021 (Midwest Communications)

Judge sentences U.S. Capitol rioter 'QAnon Shaman' to over three years in prison
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced the U.S. Capitol rioter known as the "QAnon Shaman" for his horned headdress to 41 months in prison for his role in the deadly Jan. 6 atta...
Will Stevenson Nov 17, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Jacob Chansley, holding a sign referencing QAnon, speaks as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather to protest about the early results of the 2020 presidential election, in front of the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center (MCTEC), in Phoenix, Arizona November 5, 2020. REUTERS/Cheney Orr/File Photo

Former Trump adviser Bannon enters plea of not guilty to obstructing Jan. 6 congressional probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump's longtime adviser Steve Bannon on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to criminal charges that he defied a congressional subpoena from a U.S. House panel ...
Will Stevenson Nov 17, 2021 Steve Bannon, talk show host and former White House advisor to former President Donald Trump, looks on as he leaves an appearance in U.S. District Court after being indicted for refusal to comply with a congressional subpoena over the January 6 attacks on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., November 15, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Vigil held for young hit-and-run accident victim
PEORIA, Ill. - Family and friends are remembering the 10-year-old Peoria boy who died Friday after what police termed a hit-and-run accident earlier last week. A vigil was held Tuesday night for Troy ...
Will Stevenson Nov 17, 2021 (Troy Erving's family via 25 News)

UnityPoint offers new proof of COVID-19 vaccination
PEORIA, Ill. -- UnityPoint Health is introducing a digital option to offer proof of vaccination status or a negative test result for COVID-19. Established patients can now access their vaccination sta...
Julia Bradley Nov 17, 2021 (UnityPoint Health)

New state law promotes E-V production in Illinois
ROCKFORD, Ill. -- Illinois Gov. J-B Pritzker on Tuesday signed a new law creating economic incentives for electric vehicle production. The measure provides tax credits to E-V manufacturers which in tu...
Julia Bradley Nov 17, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Rivian introduces R1T all-electric pickup truck at Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 27, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake

It's been 8 years since tornadoes ripped through Central Illinois
WASHINGTON, Ill. - November 17, 2013. It's been eight years since tornadoes ripped through Pekin, East Peoria and Washington, Illinois. The damage was especially devastating in Washington, where three...
Julia Bradley Nov 17, 2021 (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)


