Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Household hazardous waste event coming to Peoria
Peoria County is hosting a Household Hazardous Waste Event at Peoria's Expo Gardens on Saturday, Oct. 12. Karen Raithel, Peoria County's Sustainability and Resource Conservation Director, said the eve...
Sep 30, 2019 MWC Flickr
Employers can no longer ask about wage history in Illinois
Illinois employers can no longer ask job applicants about their wage history. A new law, that went into effect on Sunday, aims to even out the pay gap that has many women earning less than men in the ...
Sep 30, 2019 (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
East Peoria's main phones functioning, others still down
The City of East Peoria's main department phone lines have been restored following damage by a lightning strike Friday afternoon. Now functional are: East Peoria City Hall, Central Fire Station and Fi...
Sep 30, 2019 City of East Peoria
Blickenstaff gives to Peoria Women's Club, Issues Challenge
Central Illinois native and California-based entrepreneur Kim Blickenstaff is contributing $500,000 toward the renovation of the historic Peoria Women's Club building. He's also issued a challenge to ...
Sep 30, 2019 KDB Group
Flood warning for the Illinois River at Peoria
The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Warning for the Illinois River at Peoria beginning at 1 p.m. Monday until further notice. As of 3:45 a.m. Monday, the river stood at 16. 9 feet. The riv...
Sep 30, 2019 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy (2019 File Photo)
NOAA: Extreme rainfall recorded Friday
On Friday, portions of central Illinois got 4-8 inches of rain. The heaviest amounts were across the northern Peoria metro area into the north half of Woodford County. Rain totals included: 7.6 inches...
Sep 28, 2019 1470 WMBD/Julia Bradley
US official: Trump's special envoy to Ukraine has resigned
(AP) - Kurt Volker, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO caught in the middle of a whistleblower complaint over President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine, has resigned from his post as special envoy ...
Sep 28, 2019 U.S. special representative to Ukraine Kurt Volker speaks during the 15th Yalta European Strategy (YES) annual meeting entitled "The next generation of everything" at the Mystetsky Arsenal Art Center in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Ameren Illinois reports outages continue across the Peoria area
The Ameren Illinois Outage Map showed just over 1,260 customers were without power in the Peoria area as of 7 a.m. Saturday. Outages were reported in Peoria, Washington, Pekin, Chillicothe, Hopedale, ...
Sep 28, 2019 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Family escapes Peoria house fire
Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics were called to the 2300 block of W. Malone around 3 p.m. Friday. Battalion Chief Ralph Phillips said the second story of the home was heavily engulfed in flames when they...
Sep 28, 2019 25 News
CAT and OSF reach new healthcare agreement
Caterpillar and OSF Healthcare announced a new multi-year agreement on Friday that goes into effect October 1, a day after the current agreement expires. A joint statement said OSF will provide Caterp...
Sep 28, 2019 (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
