Author Archives: Kristina Leahy
Civic Center had a great February; shows rescheduling
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Civic Center saw one of the facility's best months in February. General Manager Rik Edgar said there was an increase in revenue. "We were $300,000 ahead of our budget," Edga...
Mar 27, 2020 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Stocks move lower on Wall Street following a big 3-day rally
(AP) -- Stocks are moving lower on Wall Street as the market gives back some of the gains it piled up over the past three days. Major indexes are down more than 3% in morning trading Friday. The S&...
Mar 27, 2020 Midwest Communications
'Baby Shark' earworm reworked for the coronavirus outbreak
(AP) -- Sorry parents, 'Baby Shark' is making a comeback for a good cause. Pinkfong's "Baby Shark," that jingle earworm that every toddler seems to know, is being reworked to teach good hygiene to com...
Mar 27, 2020 (Pinkfong via AP)
Retired Astronaut Scott Kelly on how to deal with isolation and quarantine
PEORIA, Ill. -- Are you going stir crazy with Illinois' stay at home order? Imagine being up in space. Retired astronaut Scott Kelly has been on several missions to the International Space Station, on...
Mar 27, 2020 Courtesy of Scott Kelly
No case of COVID-19 in PIA air control tower
PEORIA, Ill. -- There was not a COVID-19 case in the Peoria International Airport control tower. "The case was actually not in the tower," said Gene Olson, Peoria Director of Airports. "It was a [tech...
Mar 25, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
City Council grants Mayor Ardis Emergency Authority
PEORIA, Ill. -- After some discussion, the Peoria City Council has granted Mayor Jim Ardis Emergency Authority during the COVID-19 pandemic. The council amended the city's current ordinance of Emergen...
Mar 24, 2020 Peoria City
Pritzker gives daily update on the state and COVID-19
CHICAGO, Ill. -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker said that testing is important to understand the outbreak across the state and that some counties in the state are affected more by the virus. The governor said tes...
Mar 24, 2020 Midwest Communications
City/County Health Dept. update
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria-Tazewell-Woodford tri-county region's positive COVID-19 case count Monday moved up to eight, from five over the weekend. Two of the new cases were in Peoria, and the other w...
Mar 23, 2020 Midwest Communications
Pritzker: More PPE supplies
CHICAGO -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Monday many companies are re-purposing to create PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) products such as face masks and hand sanitizers. The workers at these facilities...
Mar 23, 2020 Midwest Communications
Alwan Pharmacy making hand sanitzer for the community
PEORIA, Ill. -- A local pharmacy company is stepping up to help the community during a time of struggle. Alwan Pharmacy and Compounding Center in Morton and West Peoria is making hand sanitizer that w...
Mar 23, 2020 Midwest Communications
