Category Archives: Top Stories
Police arrest King Charles' brother Andrew over misconduct relating to Epstein
By Michael Holden and Sam Tabahriti LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - King Charles' younger brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was on Thursday arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over allega...
Feb 19, 2026 Prince Andrew arriving for the Requiem Mass service for the Duchess of Kent, at Westminster Cathedral, central London, September 16, 2025. Jordan Pettitt/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Peoria's Ink Capital owner sentenced to prison time for grooming minor
By Liz Lape PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A Peoria tattoo artist will spend the next few years behind bars after being found guilty of grooming charges. 34-year-old Mario Davis was sentenced Wednesday to f...
Feb 19, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
OSF breaks ground on new Brimfield facility
BRIMFIELD, Ill. - OSF HealthCare held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday afternoon for a new medical office building in Brimfield, marking the start of construction on the new facility. OSF leaders, ...
Feb 19, 2026 OSF HealthCare broke ground on a new medical office building Wednesday in Brimfield. (OSF HealthCare)
Local lawmakers react to Pritzker's budget address
PEORIA, Ill. - Reactions to Governor Pritzker's budget address by Peoria-area lawmakers were mostly divided along party lines. Governor J.B. Pritzker unveiled his plans for a $56 billion spending plan...
Feb 18, 2026 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria's Golf Learning Center debuts renovations to driving range, facility
PEORIA, Ill. - It's tee time at the Peoria Park District's Golf Learning Center. A soft opening took place Wednesday for the renovated facility, featuring TopTracer driving ranges and a brand new rest...
Feb 18, 2026 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Prosecutors formally charge six teenagers involved in Tuesday car chase throughout Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria County prosecutors are looking to try four juveniles reportedly involved in a violent car chase Tuesday as adults. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says the four, alon...
Feb 18, 2026 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Police Chief blasts juvenile justice system while providing update on violent car chase
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's Police Chief is blasting the juvenile justice system and parental responsibility after a violent car chase Tuesday morning. Chief Eric Echevarria provided more details of the c...
Feb 18, 2026 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Pritzker proposes $56B budget with minimal new spending, tax on social media companies
Article Summary JB Pritzker is proposing a $56 billion budget for fiscal year 2027 with minimal new spending. Outside of key areas like pensions, education and health care costs, discretionary spendin...
Feb 18, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker enters the Illinois House chamber to give his annual budget address on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Some Democrats to boycott Trump State of the Union for rally
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - A group of liberal U.S. lawmakers will abandon President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech on Tuesday for an outdoor rally to protest his policie...
Feb 18, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump departs after delivering his State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. February 4, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis/POOL
Two adults arrested after Tuesday morning violent chase in Peoria identified
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police have identified the two adults involved in a police chase Tuesday morning that lasted more than two hours throughout the city. 18-year-old Daviere Dillard and Quinzell Foy...
Feb 18, 2026 18-year-olds Daviere Dillard and Quinzell Foy. (Peoria County Jail)
