Author Archives: Cooper Banks
ICC Promises candidates for local I.T. jobs but needs help with $15M grant first
Peoria, Ill -- Illinois Central College in Peoria wants to educate more future I.T. pro's for local businesses, but -- ICC says it needs millions in grant money to make that happen...and they need you...
Nov 23, 2021
Central IL Congressional Reps. react to "Build Back Better" advance
Peoria, Ill -- Central Illinois' representatives in Congress offer starkly different reactions to the advance of the Biden "Build Back Better" agenda in Washington. The nearly $2 trillion bill passed ...
Nov 19, 2021 1470/100.3 WMBD
UPDATED: Suspect in custody following cross-county police chase and standoff
UPDATE: 10:24 p.m. Peoria, Ill -- We're learning more about a reported police standoff near Worley Lake in North Pekin. Police blocked an area of IL Route 29 & 98 for roughly two hours Thursday ni...
Nov 18, 2021 Scene photo courtesy; 25 News
Peoria area softball coach discovers new love for "giving back"
Peoria, Ill -- A Peoria-area softball coach seems to have discovered a new passion in life...giving. "I'm teaching my girls how important it is to give back", said 309 Elite team coach and Washington,...
Nov 18, 2021
Peorians encouraged to check out rare blood moon
Peoria, Ill -- If you think you and the family can brave the cold tonight, you'll have the chance to see a rare blood moon. Scientists and star-gazers across the country will be looking up to see the ...
Nov 18, 2021
Illinois DMV's changing to "appointment only" for certain services
Peoria, Ill -- Starting next month, you'll need to make an appointment to do many things at the local licensing office. On Wednesday, Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White's office announced it will...
Nov 17, 2021 A woman enters a Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles drivers license service center, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019, in Hialeah, Fla. The U.S. Census Bureau has asked the 50 states for drivers' license information, months after President Donald Trump ordered the collection of citizenship information. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Peoria City Council struggles over how to fund pension balance
Peoria, Ill -- Peoria's way of paying down pension obligations through a direct fee to taxpayers will soon be no more. Now, it's about how and where to find the money. That discussion continued during...
Nov 17, 2021 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Nearly 20 vehicles found with slashed or flattened tires in downtown Peoria
Peoria, Ill -- Peoria Police are investigating a rash of vandalism to more than a dozen vehicles. "Police were dispatched to multiple locations in the downtown area...for reports of vehicles with slas...
Nov 17, 2021 (Midwest Communications)
Loyola-Chicago leaving Missouri Valley Conference in 2022
Peoria, Ill -- Loyola-Chicago has announced it is leaving the Missouri Valley Conference next year. Reports across social media confirm the program will move over to the Atlantic-10 conference, starti...
Nov 16, 2021 From Missouri Valley Conference
Arrest made after suspected arson fire in Peoria
Peoria, Ill -- A man is now under arrest, accused of setting fire to a Peoria apartment complex early this week. Peoria Police say they have 34-year-old George E. Love in custody. Investigators believ...
Nov 16, 2021 (25 News)
