Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Illinois Gaming Board announces casino closures
CHICAGO - The Illinois Gaming Board has communicated to the State's 10 casinos that their facilities must suspend gambling operations for 14 days beginning Monday March 16. A statement from a news rel...
Mar 14, 2020 25 News
Trump declares virus pandemic a national emergency
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is officially declaring a national emergency over the new coronavirus. The president spoke at Rose Garden press conference and said n...
Mar 13, 2020 MWC-Fox News Photo Credit
Safety measures in place at Tazewell County Polls
PEKIN, Ill. -- Tazewell County Clerk John Ackerman said Friday morning that precautions have been taken to ensure that all of the county's polling places are safe for voters in regards to the coronavi...
Mar 13, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Julia Bradley
5th Illinois resident tests positive for COVID-19
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health and Cook County Department of Public Health announced Thursday that a fifth person in Illinois has tested positive at the IDPH laboratory ...
Mar 05, 2020 Dr. Ngozi Ezike, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, discusses the discovery of a second case in Illinois of the novel coronavirus and the public health efforts to contain and study it, Friday, Jan. 24, 2020 in Springfield, Ill., (AP Photo/John O'Connor)
Pekin man sentenced for sexually abusing girl
PEKIN, Ill. -- A Pekin man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually abusing a young girl. Brandon Lynn, 34, of Pekin, pleaded guilty to aggravated criminal sexual abuse Wednesday in Ta...
Mar 05, 2020
As you 'Spring Forward', check smoke alarms
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- It's that time again. The Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office reminds the public to "Change Your Clock, Change Your Batteries." State Fire Marshal Spokesperson J-C Fultz said, "a...
Mar 05, 2020
U.S. virus death toll hits 11; feds investigate nursing home
SEATTLE (AP) - The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus has risen to 11 with a victim succumbing in California - the first reported fatality outside Washington state. Officials in Placer County, north...
Mar 05, 2020 In the aftermath of the first California resident to die from the coronavirus,California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a statewide emergency to deal with the virus, at a Capitol news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, March 4, 2020. The elderly patient died in Placer County, northeast of Sacramento, after apparently contracting the illness on a cruise. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Crews battle garage fire overnight
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called just after 11:15 p.m. Wednesday to the 2700 block of W. Marquette. Crews arrived to find a detached two stall garage fully engulfed in flames. "The firs...
Mar 05, 2020 Midwest Communications
Peoria transplant talks about Nashville tornado
EAST NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Deadly tornadoes hit central Tennessee early Tuesday morning. A Peoria native, Wayne Johnson of the Brazillianaires band, now lives in East Nashville. He said he was awakened ...
Mar 04, 2020 People are reflected in a mirror of a building destroyed by storms Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. Tornadoes ripped across Tennessee early Tuesday, shredding buildings and killing multiple people. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Biden wins Texas primary in resounding Super Tuesday finish
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Joe Biden ended a triumphant Super Tuesday with a narrow victory in Texas. He handed rival Bernie Sanders a disappointing loss, even though he snatched a larger prize in Californi...
Mar 04, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, right, and his wife Jill attend a primary election night rally Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
