Author Archives: Cooper Banks
Biden touts manufacturing, union jobs in battleground Ohio
HAMILTON, Ohio (Reuters) - President Joe Biden boasted on Friday of a U.S. manufacturing surge and introduced a new small business program in the key swing state of Ohio during his sixth visit there a...
May 06, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on economic growth, jobs, and deficit reduction in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 4, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Pritzker responds to audit on deadly LaSalle Veterans' Home COVID outbreak in 2020
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- In response to a less than flattering audit report about a deadly COVID-19 outbreak at a Northern Illinois long term care facility, drawing memories of a similar deadly nursing ho...
May 06, 2022 (State of Illinois/Illinois Information Service)
Boeing to move headquarters from Chicago to Virginia
WASHINGTON/SEATTLE (Reuters) -Boeing Co said on Thursday it will move its headquarters from Chicago to Arlington, Virginia, as the crisis-plagued U.S. planemaker works to repair relationships with cus...
May 06, 2022 Midwest Communications
A throw back to history and a focus on expansion in East Peoria State of the City Address
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- East Peoria Mayor John Kahl is expressing excitement at future development and the prospects of a bustling city east of the Illinois River in years to come. During the annual Stat...
May 06, 2022 (Cooper Banks/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Wall Street slumps as investors fear bigger Fed rate hikes
UPDATED 3:19 p.m. (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed Thursday sharply lower as investor sentiment cratered in the face of concerns that the Federal Reserve's interest rate hike would not be enough to tame...
May 05, 2022 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S. May 4, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Fed raises rates by half point, starts balance sheet reduction June 1
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark overnight interest rate by half a percentage point, the biggest jump in 22 years, and the U.S. central bank's chief made a d...
May 04, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve Board building on Constitution Avenue is pictured in Washington, U.S., March 27, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
East Peoria approves installation of new automated license plate readers
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- In a move to help curb incidents of crime, East Peoria is following Peoria's lead in adding new automated license plate readers to help local police. During Tuesday's City Council...
May 04, 2022 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
Ousted former East Peoria fire chief replaced for good Tuesday
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- Local elected leaders in East Peoria have named the man to replace former Fire Chief John Knapp, whose retirement came under a bit of a cloud earlier this year. Knapp hastily anno...
May 03, 2022 Fire Chief Robert Zimmerman (City of East Peoria)
Funeral arrangements announced for slain Knox County deputy
PEORIA, Ill. --Funeral arrangements are being released for a Knox County deputy killed in the line of duty late last week. An outpouring of condolences and support has continued since news of 34-year-...
May 02, 2022 (via Facebook)
Judge rules in favor of local media, partially unsealing Aaron Rossi lawsuit docs
PEORIA, Ill. -- We may soon learn much more about the controversy swirling around Reditus Labs co-founder Aaron Rossi. A Tazewell County judge today ruled in favor of local media outlets seeking to un...
May 02, 2022 (25 News)
