Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Illinois casinos stay closed until further notice
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Gaming Board has decreed the state's casinos will remain closed "until further notice" in the state's continued efforts to prevent the further spread of the coron...
May 01, 2020 Midwest Communications
PPS graduations set to go virtual
PEORIA, Ill. -- Virtual graduation ceremonies are taking shape for all three Peoria Public Schools high schools. Michelle Hassan, Director of High Schools with PPS, said the district was worked hard t...
Apr 30, 2020 MWC-Graduation - FLICKER
3.8 million U.S. workers seek unemployment aid
WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 3.8 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the U.S. economy slid further into a crisis that is becoming the most devastating since the 1930...
Apr 30, 2020 (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Area leaders send plan to reopen businesses to Gov. Pritzker
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- A plan to reopen central Illinois. Area leaders sent a letter to Gov. J-B Pritzker Wednesday outlining a three-phase plan to get the people of the Tri-County region back to work. ...
Apr 30, 2020 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Man shot, another pistol whipped in East Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called just after 7:15 p.m. Wednesday to a home in the 700 block of E. Virginia on reports of a possible shooting. "A victim who had been pistol whipped was located ...
Apr 30, 2020
Pritzker faces 2nd legal challenge to stay-at-home order
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois legislator has filed a second legal challenge to the Illinois governor's efforts to discourage transmission of the coronavirus, saying he wants a compromise on the...
Apr 30, 2020
Rivian-Ford deal off due to COVID-19
NORMAL, Ill. -- The deal is off for Rivian Automotive's car factory in Normal to produce a Lincoln-brand electric vehicle, a Rivian spokesperson confirmed late Tuesday night. Lincoln is Ford Motor Com...
Apr 29, 2020 (Rivian Facebook Page)
U.S. economy shrank at 4.8% annual rate in Q1
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. economy shrank at a 4.8% annual rate last quarter as the coronavirus pandemic shut down much of the country. The Commerce Department says the gross domestic product, the tot...
Apr 29, 2020 Midwest Communications
Richwoods High School makes "Best List" 4th year in a row
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- For a fourth year in a row, Peoria Public Schools' Richwoods High School has made U.S. News and World Report's "Best High Schools" list. Richwoods High School is ranked 99th in all...
Apr 29, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
House won't resume as planned next week due to virus risk
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Democratic leadership says the House will not resume session next week as planned because of coronavirus risks. Majority Leader Steny Hoyer declared the sudden about-face T...
Apr 28, 2020 Midwest Communications
