Category Archives: Local News
State COVID roundup 6/6: Less than 350 cases; Phase 5 on the horizon
CHICAGO - Illinois health officials reported 342 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, including 37 deaths. Additionally, over 68% percent of Illinois adults have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dos...
Jun 07, 2021 Midwest Communications
Clock is ticking for Republicans on infrastructure, Biden officials say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrats will start the process on Wednesday of preparing an infrastructure bill for a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives, with or without Republican support, U.S. Energy...
Jun 07, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm speaks during a roundtable discussion on need for greater diversity in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) at Howard University in Washington, U.S., May 3, 2021. Stefani Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS
Apparent attempted burglary leaves robber dead; deceased ID'ed
***UPDATE*** 6/7/21 2 P.M. The deceased has been identified as 25-year-old Ashton RJ Winfrey. Winfrey suffered multiple gunshots. _____________________ ***UPDATE*** 6/6/21 12:45 P.M. The case is being...
Jun 06, 2021 Midwest Communications
Police respond to shots fired Friday night at East Bluff Community Center
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police responded Friday night at 9:51 p.m. to the 500 block of E Kansas St. after a nearby officer heard shots fired. A ShotSpotter alert was also received from the area indicat...
Jun 05, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
State COVID roundup 6/4: New case count remains under 700
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Friday reported 626 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 15 additional deaths. It's the sixth straight day in the state tha...
Jun 04, 2021 Midwest Communications
Back to some type of normal: Illinois reopening June 11
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- As expected, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday Illinois will move into Phase 5 of Restore Illinois on June 11. Phase 5 will allow a full reopening of all businesses and activities...
Jun 04, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Local COVID roundup 6/4: Hospitalizations up slightly
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department (PCCHD) Friday reported hospitalizations in the tri-county due to COVID-19 have increased by four in the last 24 hours. One of the extra beds i...
Jun 04, 2021 Midwest Communications
Facebook suspends former U.S. President Trump's account for two years
(Reuters) -Facebook Inc on Friday suspended former U.S. President Donald Trump from its platform until at least January 2023 in a decision that has been watched closely for signals on how the company ...
Jun 04, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, U.S. February 28, 2021. REUTERS/Octavio Jones/File Photo
EP Mayor reviews '20, previews '21, touts toughness through COVID
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- It was March 6, 2020 East Peoria Mayor John Kahl presented that year's version of the "State of the City" address, and reported the city was in strong financial order. Exactly one...
Jun 04, 2021 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Biden cites 'historic progress' despite modest jobs report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Unemployment is down and wages are up, President Joe Biden said on Friday, as his administration touted a jobs report that left some economists concerned about the state of the A...
Jun 04, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on his administration's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response, as Vice President Kamala Harris stands by in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building's South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 2, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
