Author Archives: Julia Bradley
IL lawmakers, 6-feet apart, catch up on delayed work
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois General Assembly has convened in Springfield for the first time in 10 weeks, desks spaced apart and most members wearing masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. ...
May 21, 2020
Peoria Public Works busy building flood wall on the riverfront
PEORIA,Ill. -- The Illinois River is still rising. Peoria Public Works Department and Flood Fighters spent most of the day Tuesday constructing a six foot, 1,250 foot long ring of sandbags along the b...
May 20, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Jeremy Scott
Tazewell County Dental Center closed
NORTH PEKIN, Ill. -- The Tazewell County Health Department Dental Center has been permanently closed. In a statement released Tuesday, the health department said the closure is effective immediately. ...
May 19, 2020
GOP: Graduated tax 'cash grab' will stifle pandemic recovery
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Republicans are demanding a vote in the General Assembly on removing from the fall ballot a proposed graduated income tax structure, saying the state's pandemic-pilla...
May 19, 2020
Local chamber urges businesses to focus on safety as they reopen
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce is currently focused on helping local businesses get ready to reopen. Chris Setti, who's currently heading up the Chamber of Commerce as it searches...
May 18, 2020 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Unemployment portal 'Glitch' makes private info public
CHICAGO (AP) - State officials are blaming a "glitch" in Illinois' new system for processing unemployment benefits for making private information public. An Illinois Department of Employment Security ...
May 18, 2020 Midwest Communications
Businesses that defy stay-at-home order to face misdemeanor
CHICAGO (AP) - Businesses that defy Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's stay-at-home order could face a misdemeanor under emergency rules his administration has filed. The change took effect Friday when the...
May 18, 2020 Midwest Communications
Arson blamed for Southside fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called just after 4 a.m. Friday to the 500 block of S. Warren on reports of a structure fire. Fire Division Chief of Operations Shawn Sollberger said the home ...
May 15, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Retail sales fall 16.4% March-April
BALTIMORE (AP) - U.S. retail sales tumbled 16.4% from March to April as business shutdowns caused by the coronavirus kept shoppers away, threatened stores across the country and weighed down a sinking...
May 15, 2020 Midwest Communications
Peoria County approves amended 2020 budget
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. -- The Peoria County Board Thursday night adopted an amended budget with cuts that aren't as severe as expected. The cuts are due to a significant loss in revenue due to the corona...
May 15, 2020 MWC
