Author Archives: Cooper Banks
East Peoria AirBnB opponents see path to court victories
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- One group of neighbors and their developer in East Peoria, passionately opposed to the addition of a new AirBnB-style short term rental in their community, are revealing some succ...
Nov 01, 2022 (Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
IAEA's Ukraine inspections to address 'dirty bomb' accusations have begun
VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. atomic watchdog has started its inspections of two nuclear sites in Ukraine being carried out at Kyiv's request to address Russian accusations that it is working on a so-ca...
Nov 01, 2022 FILE PHOTO: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi poses for a photograph, in Buenos Aires, Argentina October 18, 2022. REUTERS/Cristina Sille
Peoria Civic Center hosting 18 shows in 12 days in November
PEORIA, Ill. -- It's an upcoming jam-packed schedule for the Peoria Civic Center. Civic Center General Manager Rik Edgar says they'll be hosting 18 shows in the next 12 days, kicking off Wednesday nig...
Nov 01, 2022 (File-Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD)
ELECTION: Rundown of all Illinois statewide races and issues
SPRINGFIELD - In the Tuesday, Nov. 8, election, Illinois voters will cast a ballot on a state constitutional amendment, every statewide constitutional office, every seat in the General Assembly and, i...
Nov 01, 2022 Midwest Communications
Elon Musk says he will be Twitter CEO
(Reuters) -Billionaire Elon Musk said on Monday he would be the chief executive officer of Twitter, the social media company he recently acquired for $44 billion. The move comes after Musk, who also r...
Oct 31, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk's photo is seen through a Twitter logo in this illustration taken October 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Supply chain concerns compound for Central Illinois farmers
PEORIA, Ill. -- There remain significant supply chain concerns for many central Illinois farmers and agricultural producers. A combination of ongoing high fuel prices as well as uncertainty with a rai...
Oct 31, 2022 Alabama Extension
U.S. Supreme Court conservatives lean against race-conscious student admissions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled skepticism on Monday toward the legality of race-conscious admissions policies in cases involving Harvard University and the Uni...
Oct 31, 2022 Demonstrators gather in support of affirmative action as the U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider whether colleges may continue to use race as a factor in student admissions in two cases, at the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S. October 31, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Pritzker campaign slams Tulsi Gabbard appearance at IL GOP rally
CHICAGO, Ill. -- The J.B. Pritzker campaign is lashing out about a campaign event scheduled Monday for Republican gubernatorial challenger Darren Bailey. Bailey's being joined for a rally in Glen Elly...
Oct 31, 2022
Tulsi Gabbard to headline Darren Bailey GOP rally in Illinois
PEORIA, Ill. -- It seems to suggest major change is ongoing within the American body politic. A woman who once ran for President as a Democrat and then later supported a Democratic-socialist candidate...
Oct 28, 2022
Rock 'n' roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis known as 'The Killer' dies
(Reuters) - American rock pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis, who was torn between his Bible-thumping upbringing and his desire to make hell-raising rock 'n' roll with hits such as "Great Balls of Fire" and "Who...
Oct 28, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A vaccinated 85-year-old Jerry Lee Lewis, the last living member of the Million Dollar Quartet that recorded many hits at Memphis' Sun Records in the 1950s, renews marriage vows with 7th wife Judith at his ranch in Nesbit, Mississippi, U.S. March 9, 2021. Picture taken March 9, 2021. REUTERS/Karen Pulfer Focht/File Photo
