Author Archives: Julia Bradley
1.2 million seek jobless aid after $600 federal check ends
WASHINGTON (AP) - Nearly 1.2 million laid-off Americans applied for state unemployment benefits last week, evidence that the coronavirus keeps forcing companies to slash jobs just as a critical $600 w...
Aug 06, 2020 Midwest Communications
GOP Congressman Rodney Davis tests positive for COVID-19
TAYLORVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Republican Congressman Rodney Davis says he has tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, Davis said he has taken his temperature twice daily since the start of t...
Aug 06, 2020 Congressman Rodney Davis - rodneydavis.house.gov
Capitol negotiators still stuck, still trying on virus aid
WASHINGTON (AP) - After more than a week's worth of meetings, at least some clarity is coming to bipartisan Washington talks on a huge COVID-19 response bill. Negotiators are still stuck but still try...
Aug 06, 2020 Midwest Communications, Inc.
Peoria receives $1.4 million from CARES ACT
PEORIA, Ill. -- The City of Peoria will receive $1.4 million in CARES Act grant money to help local businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced a total ...
Aug 05, 2020 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
COVID-19 moves 'Ignite Peoria' fest online
PEORIA, Ill. -- A popular Peoria arts festival is going virtual this year. Ignite Peoria's Jenn Gordon told WMBD's Greg and Dan, COVID-19 has forced them to be extra creative. The annual festival, whi...
Aug 05, 2020 (artspartner.net)
Lebanese confront devastation after massive Beirut explosion
BEIRUT (AP) - Residents of Beirut have awoken to a scene of utter devastation, a day after a massive explosion at the port of the Lebanese capital killed at least 100 people and wounded thousands. Smo...
Aug 05, 2020 A drone picture shows the scene of an explosion at the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the city's port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. More than 70 people were killed and 3,000 injured, with bodies buried in the rubble, officials said. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Progress slow as urgency grows on virus relief legislation
WASHINGTON (AP) - The latest negotiating session on a coronavirus relief bill has wrapped with modest concessions being made by both sides. Top Democrats emerged from a 90-minute meeting with Trump ad...
Aug 05, 2020 Midwest Communications
Update: Teen driver cited in fatal crash, victim ID'ed
PEORIA, Ill. - A teenager has been cited in a fatal crash that occurred Monday afternoon in Bartonville. Peoria County Sheriff Brian Asbell said a 16-year-old driver, from Groveland, was driving too f...
Aug 04, 2020 Midwest Communications
Ardis: Thankful Peoria area remains in phase four
PEORIA, Ill. -- There was a collective sigh of relief on Monday as Peoria learned that Illinois Region 2, which includes Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford Counties, remained in Phase Four of the Restore I...
Aug 04, 2020 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
IL mask awareness campaign: "It only works if you wear it"
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Gov. J-B Pritzker on Monday announced a new mask awareness campaign that encourages Illinois residents to wear a face covering every time they're in public. "This is going to keep...
Aug 03, 2020 (illinois.gov)
