Category Archives: Local News
State Rep. to leave Springfield for Railroad Association
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - An Illinois lawmaker with a tie to Peoria says he'll soon leave the State Capitol. State Representative Tim Butler (R-Springfield) is announcing his resignation, despite having jus...
Will Stevenson Nov 11, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/State Rep. Tim Butler)
State Treasurer wants to return unclaimed Purple Hearts
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois State Treasurer Mike Frerichs -- just elected to another term Tuesday -- is already back to work, and on this Veterans Day, his efforts to return unclaimed property contin...
Will Stevenson Nov 11, 2022 Shane Clements / CC
Germantown Hills athletic complex still in flux following Election Day
GERMANTOWN HILLS, Ill. - Officials in the Germantown Hills School District say the election is technically not over for them. At issue: while voters overwhelmingly rejected a property tax increase for...
Will Stevenson Nov 11, 2022 (Germantown Hills School District via 25 News)
Family members: Homicide victim couldn't be intended target
PEORIA, Ill. - Friends and family of Peoria's 23rd homicide victim say they believe the shots fired that claimed his life, weren't intended for him. Merian Smith, 15, was declared brain dead Wednesday...
Will Stevenson Nov 11, 2022 (25 News)
22VA: Helping veterans heal through art
PEORIA, Ill. -- At least 22 veterans commit suicide every day. That's a stinging statistic. But, it was also the inspiration for a group of talented artists called 22VA --that offers help to local vet...
Julia Bradley Nov 11, 2022 (Courtesy 22VA Facebook page)
Report finds 'code of silence' at mental health facility where staff abused and neglected patients
This article was produced for ProPublica's Local Reporting Network in partnership with Lee Enterprises, along with Capitol News Illinois. ANNA, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Several employees at Choa...
Will Stevenson Nov 11, 2022 A sign is pictured at Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna. (Whitney Curtis for ProPublica)
Noose found at Obama Presidential Center construction site in Chicago
(Reuters) - Chicago police are investigating a noose that was found at the construction site of the Obama Presidential Center on Thursday, an act the Illinois governor condemned as a symbol of racist ...
Julia Bradley Nov 11, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A crewmen walks offsite after the groundbreaking ceremony for the Obama presidential center in Jackson Park, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. September 28, 2021. REUTERS/Sebastian Hidalgo
Peoria honoring vets with annual Veterans Day Parade
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria's annual Veterans Day Parade will step off downtown at 10 a.m. Friday. Peoria Police say the route begins on Monroe, proceeding north to Main, then Adams...ending at the WW II M...
Julia Bradley Nov 11, 2022 (1470 and 100.3 WMBD--Will Stevenson)
SURVEY: Most don't want limits on Peoria cannabis business
PEORIA, Ill. -- A significant percentage of those who responded to a city survey about the future of the marijuana business in Peoria said they don't want to see a limit placed on the number of cannab...
Cooper Banks Nov 10, 2022 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Pekin High Football history-making season continues Saturday
PEKIN, Ill. - A history-making season for the Pekin Dragons football team continues Saturday. The Dragons play Lake Zurich in the third round of the Class 7A playoffs Saturday afternoon at home, takin...
Will Stevenson Nov 10, 2022 (www.pekinhigh.net)