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Peoria gas prices increase in last week
PEORIA, Ill. - Weeks of gas price declines in the state are officially over. A week after the price of gas in Illinois was virtually unchanged, both GasBuddy.com and AAA say the average price of a gal...
Will Stevenson Jan 09, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC
Three men arrested early Sunday morning on attempted burglary charge
PEORIA, Ill. - Three men were arrested by Peoria Police early Sunday morning, one of which was booked for the second straight day. Peoria Police said they responded to a call on E. Armstrong on the OS...
TJ Carson Jan 09, 2023 Breonn Cox-Green, Kendall Fields, Kristopher Alexander (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Georgia grand jury probing Trump ends work, unclear if charges coming
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Georgia special grand jury investigating whether former President Donald Trump and his allies unlawfully sought to interfere in the state's 2020 U.S. presidential election re...
Julia Bradley Jan 09, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Donald Trump departs Trump Tower two days after FBI agents searched his Mar-a-Lago Palm Beach home, in New York City, New york, U.S., August 10, 2022. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado/File Photo
ZZ Top to visit Peoria in April
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Civic Center announced on Monday that legendary rock band ZZ Top will be playing in Peoria. The band will visit on April 10th as part of their "Raw Whisky Tour." Tickets will...
TJ Carson Jan 09, 2023 (Peoria Civic Center)
U.S. House to vote on rules that will constrain McCarthy's power
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on Monday on the rules that will govern it for the next two years, in a first test of newly elected Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy...
Julia Bradley Jan 09, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) wields the Speaker's gavel after being elected the next Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in a late night 15th round of voting on the fourth day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 7, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Gov. Pritzker starting a second term in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton will take the oath of office for their second term on Monday in Springfield. Inauguration ceremonies for Gov. Pritzker ...
Julia Bradley Jan 09, 2023 Gov. JB Pritzker takes questions Wednesday for the first time after having been elected to a second term. In the photo, he is brushing off a question about 2024 presidential aspirations. (Credit: Blueroomstream.com)
Biden visits U.S.-Mexico border as immigration issue heats up
EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) -President Joe Biden visited the U.S.-Mexico border on Sunday for the first time since taking office, tackling one of the most politically charged issues in the country as he ...
Julia Bradley Jan 09, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks with border patrol officers as he walks along the border fence during his visit to the U.S.-Mexico border to assess border enforcement operations, in El Paso, Texas, U.S., January 8, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
PPD investigating armed robbery, drive by shootings
PEORIA, Ill. -- Two people are recovering after being shot in separate incidents Saturday night in Peoria. Peoria Police say the first shooting happened around 8:30 p.m. Saturday, after officers were ...
Julia Bradley Jan 09, 2023 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
UPDATED: Pritzker signs bill giving state government pay raises, advancing 'closing fund'
UPDATED 11:30 A.M. 1/10/23 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Officials at the highest levels of state government will receive substantial pay raises this month after the House and Senate pas...
Julia Bradley Jan 09, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man taken to Peoria County Jail after Friday traffic stop
PEORIA, Ill. - One man was taken to the Peoria County Jail after a traffic stop on Friday night. Peoria Police said the stop occurred on East Arcadia St. by North Central Avenue. Authorities said a se...
TJ Carson Jan 08, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
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