Author Archives: Julia Bradley
PPS changes food distribution schedule during Easter break
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Public Schools has announced temporary changes to its food distribution program for students over the next two weeks. "It's adjusted slightly for the (Easter) holiday," S...
Apr 07, 2020 (1470 and 100.3 WMBD)
Logan's and Old Chicago parent company fires employees
CHICAGO, Ill. -- Are Logan's Roadhouse and Old Chicago closed for good? According to Restaurant Business Online, the parent company of both restaurant chains, has notified furloughed employees that th...
Apr 06, 2020 (Old Chicago Peoria Facebook)
Pritzker: Illinois needs feds to send more ventilators
CHICAGO (AP) - The Illinois governor says the state needs thousands more ventilators from the federal government as it desperately prepares for its a peak in coronavirus cases expected in late April. ...
Apr 06, 2020 Midwest Communications
'Lean On Me,' 'Lovely Day' singer Bill Withers dies at 81
(AP) -- Singer Bill Withers has died. He wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including "Lean on Me," "Lovely Day" and "Ain't No Sunshine." According...
Apr 03, 2020 FILE - This April 18, 2015 file photo shows singer-songwriter Bill Withers speaking at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Cleveland. Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including “Lean On Me,” “Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine," died in Los Angeles from heart complications on Monday, March 30, 2020. He was 81. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)
701,000 U.S. jobs lost in March
(AP) - A record-long streak of U.S. job growth ended suddenly in March after nearly a decade as employers cut 701,000 jobs because of the viral outbreak that's all but shut down the U.S. economy. The ...
Apr 03, 2020 (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Man shot overnight in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police confirm a man was hospitalized early Friday morning after being shot. Peoria Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said a Shot Spotter alert came in around 1:45 a.m. from...
Apr 03, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Washington issues temporary burn ban
WASHINGTON, Ill. -- The City of Washington has banned open burning for the next 30 days. Mayor Gary Manier said in a statement on Washington's Facebook page that open burning is temporarily being susp...
Apr 02, 2020
6.6 million Americans apply for unemployment benefits
WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, far exceeding a record high set just last week, a sign that layoffs are accelerating in the midst of the...
Apr 02, 2020 (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Hundreds of healthcare workers sign up to help Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois has received more than 1,100 applications from retired and out of state healthcare workers wanting to help fight the coronavirus pandemic here. Gov. J-B Pritzker said man...
Apr 02, 2020 Midwest Communications
With increased domestic violence, Center for Prevention of Abuse ready to help
PEORIA, Ill. -- The longer Gov. J-B Pritzker's stay-at-home order goes on, local law enforcement is seeing more domestic violence cases. Carol Merna, with the Center for Prevention of Abuse, told WMBD...
Apr 01, 2020
