Author Archives: Dalton Kemper
City of Peoria names new Police Chief
PEORIA, Ill. -- Following a nationwide search, the City of Peoria has announced the new Chief of Police is Eric P. Echevarria. Echevarria has more than 20 years of law enforcement experience in Elgin,...
Jun 15, 2021 City of Peoria
PPS Superintendent proposes new school schedule; some board members disagree
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Public Schools (PPS) Superintendent Dr. Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat proposed a new, compromised three tier schedule for the 2021-22 school year that was met with some backlash from ...
Jun 14, 2021 (1470 and 100.3 WMBD)
Owner of Northwoods Mall files for bankruptcy
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Washington Prime Group (WPG), the parent company of Northwoods Mall and more than 200 locations across the United States, Monday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. According to a relea...
Jun 14, 2021 (Northwoods Mall Facebook)
Gov. Pritzker deploys Illinois National Guard to chemical fire in Rockton
ROCKTON, Ill. -- Gov. JB Pritzker announced Monday he activated the State Emergency Operation Center and Illinois National Guard to a large chemical fire in Rockton. Shortly after 7:00 a.m. Monday, a ...
Jun 14, 2021 Courtesy: 25 News
Peoria Police searching for person who hit pedestrian
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police are searching for the driver of a tan Chevrolet Trailblazer who struck a pedestrian last Saturday, June 5. The incident happened just after 10:30 a.m. in the 100 block of...
Jun 11, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Local COVID roundup 6/11: Just 4 new tri-county cases
PEORIA, Ill. -- On the same day Illinois moved into Phase 5 of Restore Illinois, the Peoria City/County Health Department reported just four new COVID-19 cases across the tri-county area. Woodford Cou...
Jun 11, 2021 Midwest Communications
Tremont Turkey Festival returns this weekend after year away due to COVID
TREMONT, Ill. -- After COVID-19 forced the cancellation of the 2020 Tremont Turkey Festival, the event is back this weekend as Illinois fully reopens. Crowds of people have already started flooding th...
Jun 11, 2021 Tremont Turkey Festival Facebook
Bipartisan group of U.S. senators says has deal on infrastructure framework
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A bipartisan group of 10 U.S. senators said on Thursday they had reached agreement on a framework for a proposed infrastructure bill that would not include any tax increases. In ...
Jun 10, 2021 REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
State COVID roundup 6/10: More than 62,000 vaccine doses administered
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Thursday reported 62,268 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered Wednesday in the state. That is an uptick from the current...
Jun 10, 2021 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 6/10: ICU beds in use continue to decrease
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department Thursday reported just four ICU beds were in use in the tri-county area for COVID-19 patients, down from Wednesday's total of seven. Overall, j...
Jun 10, 2021 Midwest Communications
