Category Archives: Local News
Raoul alerting IL veterans of 'targeted' scams
CHICAGO, Ill. -- Illinois veterans may be the target of a new scam. State Attorney General Kwame Raoul is telling vets and their families to watch out for scammers, especially this Veterans Day. Thank...
Julia Bradley Nov 10, 2022 Daniel X. O'Neil / CC
Missing Peoria teen found dead
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood confirmed Wednesday night that Deven Lane, 18, of Peoria has been found dead. Harwood gave the following statement to 25 News: "The search for Deven...
Julia Bradley Nov 10, 2022 (Midwest Communications)
Feds fine Caterpillar for June Mapleton foundry death
MAPLETON, Ill. - Caterpillar is being fined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for the death of a worker at its Mapleton foundry earlier this year. OSHA says in a news release Caterp...
Will Stevenson Nov 09, 2022 (Caterpillar)
Authorites want help finding money thief
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - Authorities in Tazewell County want the public's help identifying someone who stole a large amount of cash in a short period of tiem. The Sheriffs Department has released surve...
Will Stevenson Nov 09, 2022 (Via Tazewell County Sheriffs Department)
Coroner: Juvenile injured in Monday shooting dies
PEORIA, Ill. - A juvenile taken to the hospital in critical condition Monday following a shooting near Quest Charter Academy has died. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says Merian Smith, 15, was pr...
Will Stevenson Nov 09, 2022 (Midwest Communications)
Illinois union leader says "history was made" for workers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Top union officials in Illinois are cheering state voters' passage of the Workers' Rights Amendment, which enshrines collective bargaining rights for the state's workers in the Il...
Cooper Banks Nov 09, 2022
Illinois Democrats maintain control of all levers of state government
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - As votes continued to be tallied Wednesday, returns showed Illinois Democrats would hold every statewide elected office and maintain supermajorities in the ...
Will Stevenson Nov 09, 2022 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)
Two juveniles arrested on weapons, home invasion charges
PEORIA, Ill. - Two juveniles are in custody after both were believed to be in possession of guns. Peoria Police say they were investigating a juvenile illegally possessing a gun around 7:00 P.M. Tuesd...
Will Stevenson Nov 09, 2022 (Midwest Communications)
Longtime local radio personality passes away
PEORIA, Ill. -- His voice graced Central Illinois' airwaves for many years. Former WIRL (102.7 Super Hits) Morning Host Rick Stephenson passed away on Tuesday. Rick loved radio and his listeners. He d...
Julia Bradley Nov 09, 2022 (Rick Stephenson via Facebook)
Man arrested for weapons, business burglary charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man is jailed on charges he stole money from a local business a week ago, among other things. The Peoria County Sheriffs Department says Gregory Belville, 32, was arrested Tues...
Will Stevenson Nov 09, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)