Author Archives: Kristina Leahy
Coronavirus testing site opens in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- One of three coronavirus testing sites opened on Tuesday in Peoria, with two more opening this month. Heartland Health Services CEO Sharon Adams said the location that opened on Tuesda...
Apr 21, 2020 Midwest Communications
Pekin working on revised budget
PEKIN, Ill. -- The Pekin City Council learned Monday night how the city's budget can be readjusted with the current COVID-19 pandemic. Pekin City Manager, Mark Rothert, explained that less revenue is ...
Apr 20, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Walmart employees to be required to wear face masks
Employees at all U.S. Walmart and Sam's Club locations will be required to wear face masks. John Furner, President and Chief Executive Officer of Walmart and Kath McLay, President and Chief Executive ...
Apr 18, 2020 (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Nations debate easing lockdown as economic hardship grows
BERLIN (AP) - Governments around the world are wrestling with when and how to lift economically painful virus-control measures as unemployment rises and rent payments come due. Many places have instit...
Apr 18, 2020 Midwest Communications
Pritzker to announce closure of schools for the rest of the year
CHICAGO, Ill. -- During Friday's daily COVID-19 briefing, Gov. J.B. Pritzker is expected to announce plans to keep schools closed through the remainder of the school year. A statewide school closure w...
Apr 17, 2020 Midwest Communications
Crews battle house fire Thursday afternoon
PEORIA, Ill. -- Shortly after 12:00 p.m. Thursday, Peoria firefighter/paramedics responded to a house fire in the 1500 block of S. Lydia Ave. Battalion Chief Rick Morgan said crews could see black smo...
Apr 16, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
City Council learns impacts on budget due to COVID-19
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City Council learned Tuesday night how much the coronavirus pandemic will impact the city's budget. City Manager Patrick Urich said the budget is no longer balanced due to C...
Apr 14, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond
Trump halting funding to the World Health Organization
WASHINGTON D.C. -- President Donald Trump said Tuesday the Trump Administration has been instructed to halt funding with the World Health Organization. Trump said WHO was opposed to suspend travel fro...
Apr 14, 2020 Midwest Communications
Crime drops around the world as COVID-19 keeps people inside
CHICAGO (AP) - The coronavirus pandemic that has crippled big-box retailers and mom-and-pop shops worldwide may be making a dent in illicit business, too. In Chicago, one of America's most violent cit...
Apr 11, 2020
Jobless claims up again in Illinois; 200K another new record
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Unemployment claims in Illinois jumped nearly 13% last week, with 201,041 new claims largely attributable to the spread of the coronavirus. The jump in Illinois, breaking a re...
Apr 11, 2020
