Author Archives: Kristina Leahy
Festival of Trees begins on Thursday
PEORIA, Ill. -- Crittenton Centers announced the 11th annual Festival of Trees. The weekend long event features many designer decorated Christmas trees ranging from 7 and a half feet tall and smaller,...
Nov 19, 2019 Festival of Trees
Peoria Made to open early December
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Made will open its doors at the beginning of December. As a part of the new Innovation district, Peoria Made, 315 Main Street, will be a creative space for people to collaborate...
Nov 19, 2019 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
$9.5 million grant for maternal outcomes improvement
CHICAGO -- The University of Illinois Chicago and Illinois Department of Public Health have received a $9.5 million grant to help improve maternal outcomes in the state. Around 73 women die each year ...
Nov 18, 2019 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Bradley students create Give it a Whirl, Girl! business workshop for women
PEORIA, Ill. -- The first Give it a Whirl, Girl! event will be a way for female business owners and entrepreneurs to connect and network. Stephanie Dean, a senior at Bradley University, and her Capsto...
Nov 18, 2019 The SCENE PR
Sunday marks the six year anniversary of the Washington tornado
WASHINGTON, Ill. -- Six years have passed since a series of tornadoes tore through central Illinois. Washington was the hardest hit. The twister ripped through the town on Sunday morning Nov. 17, 2013...
Nov 16, 2019 (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
The East Peoria Festival of Lights Parade kicks off Saturday night
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- Many people will line the streets of East Peoria on Saturday night to see their favorite twinkling floats and special guests. Jill Peterson, Public Relations Coordinator for the C...
Nov 15, 2019 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Peoria Chiefs will take part in MiLB Copa de la Diversión in 2020
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Chiefs announced Thursday that the team will be a part of MiLB Copa de la Diversin in the 2020 season, with a team identity of En El Rio de Peoria. The MiLB Copa de la Diver...
Nov 14, 2019 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Snow plow drivers urge caution on the roadways
PEORIA, Ill. -- With a few snowfalls already this year, snow plow drivers want to remind motorists to use caution and be safe, especially around the plows. The City of Peoria, Peoria County, and the I...
Nov 13, 2019 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
I-74 crash near Morton claims one life
MORTON, Ill. - One person is dead after a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 74 east of Morton. Illinois State Police say a semi and a Honda Accord, both driving eastbound around noon, slowed down due ...
Nov 12, 2019 Midwest Communications
Pekin City Council approve new development
PEKIN, Ill. -- During Tuesday night's meeting city leaders approve a redevelopment project. The project will be to stabilize the current structure located at 353 Court Street, and Pizza Peel will move...
Nov 12, 2019 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
