Jack Bozikis WMBD

12/09/2025

Two seniors at Richwoods High School, Kevin Liao and Johnny Thai, were both accepted into Ivy League schools with full scholarships through QuestBridge, allowing them to pursue degrees in Physics a…

12/09/2025

Raising Cane’s is opening its first Peoria, Illinois location on Tuesday, with giveaways, activities, and a donation to the Peoria Humane Society, and the first 100 customers will receive a g…

08/11/2025

AMC Peoria 14 in Pekin will close its doors for good this Thursday, leaving patrons with only a few days left to catch a film there.

07/12/2024

Check out my interview with Jim Cummings, the voice behind Winnie the Pooh and Tigger.

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The voice behind iconic characters like Winnie-the-Pooh, Tigger, Darkwing Duck, Ray from The Princess and the Frog and plenty of other Disney and Warner Brothers charact…

06/21/2023

01/21/2023

Help spread Noah’s message of Anti-bullying by sharing his story and attending the next Princeville school board meeting Feb 7.

PRINCEVILLE Ill. (WMBD) — Dozens came out to Stevens Square Park in Princeville Saturday morning to show support for one student after being bullied at school. Noah ­­­Guzman is a junior with…

11/14/2022

Very proud to have covered this story!!

PEKIN Ill. (WMBD) — For the first time in 30 years, the Pekin Community High Dragons varsity football team made it to the state quarterfinals. The varsity football team played Lake Zurich hig…

11/13/2022

https://youtu.be/xMdCdlsD0GQ

Pekin community shows up for high school's historic football game

09/05/2022

PEORIA Ill. (WMBD) — After 8 p.m. Sunday, Peoria’s Lou’s Drive-in will be closed until next April. Customers lined up outside the establishment Sunday to put their final orders in…

08/29/2022

East Peoria Duck Race

EAST PEORIA Ill. (WMBD) — For the last 34 years, East Peoria has held the annual Duck Race. A tradition that spans over three decades. Combining community engagement and 30,000 rubber ducks w…

08/15/2022

EUREKA, Ill. (WMBD) — The largest disc golf event in the world came to a close on Sunday. Originally started in 2011 with only 105 players, Ledgestone has grown exponentially in the last 12 y…

08/14/2022

Fatal plane crash in Hanna City kills 2

UPDATE (2:15 p.m.) — According to Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood, two individuals are dead after a plane crash in Hanna city. Harwood said that one of the victims died in the crash, and …