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East Peoria State Representative Mike Unes has added an electronic concealed carry petition to his website.  Unes is looking to gather more support as he and other lawmakers are pushing hard for another concealed carry vote.  The last try at concealed carry fell 3 votes short in the House.  Unes says he recently co-chaired a Firearm Public Awareness Task Force in the Windy...More

A Pekin man is sentenced to 15 years and 8 months in a federal prison for possession of child porn. 53-year old David Fisher was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Peoria. Fisher had pled guilty in January to one count of possession of child pronograpbhy in August of 2010. Fisher is also ordered to ten years of supervised release at the completion of...more

If you don't have dental insurance but need a cavity filled or a tooth pulled .... you can get free dental care Friday in Peoria. It's part of Free Dentistry Day at Willow Knolls Family Dental. Business assistant Megan Miller says the free care will be offered tomorrow from 8:00 - 3:00 for anyone 18 years and older. Miller says you will receive an exam, x-ray and one...More

(From OSF Saint Francis Medical Center) - The city of Peoria is beginning construction on the roundabout at the intersection of NE Glen Oak Avenue, East Armstrong Avenue and Wayne Street Monday, May 21, 2012. The intersection and nearby roadways (including New York Ave. between Pennsylvania and E. Armstrong) will be closed to traffic. The closures are expected to last until...more

A familiar face at Peoria City Hall is going to retire. Mary Haynes has been with the city 32 years, the last 27 years as City Clerk. Haynes is now in her seventh term at the job. Haynes tells 1470 WMBD she considered finishing out the term and even running for another one, but, "Life has a way of telling you it's time. And, I always knew there would be realization the...more

Lawmakers are revising a plan that would charge many strip clubs in Illinois, additional taxes to benefit rape crisis centers. Original proposed legislation called for a $5 dollar per patron charge to enter adult clubs selling alcohol.  A new version of the bill was approved unanimously by the Senate Public Health Committee Wednesday, according to Lt. Governor Sheila Simon....More