Category Archives: Local News
Harris to visit Guatemala and Mexico for talks on migration, economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Kamala Harris' first trip to Guatemala and Mexico, which aims to lower migration from the region, will focus on areas such as economic development, climate and fo...
Jun 02, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Vice President Kamala Harris attends a meeting with CEOs from companies that are engaged with the Northern Triangle in Washington U.S., May 27, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Thousands of Tokyo Olympics volunteers quit - NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - Around 10,000 of the 80,000 volunteers who signed up to help at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games have quit, broadcaster NHK reported on Wednesday, citing organizers. The T...
Jun 02, 2021 FILE PHOTO: The logo of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games that have been postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, is seen through a traffic sign at Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office building in Tokyo, Japan January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Biden warns of echoes of Tulsa massacre in the United States today
TULSA, Oklahoma (Reuters) -Joe Biden on Tuesday became the first sitting U.S. president to visit the site in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where hundreds of Black Americans were massacred by a white mob in 1921, a...
Jun 02, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden tours the Greenwood Cultural Center during a visit to mark the centennial anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S., June 1, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Peoria Council opens up talks on how to spend $47M from feds
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria City Council must decide how to spend $47 million it received from the U.S. government. As part of its $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, the $350 billion Fiscal Recovery Fund ...
Jun 01, 2021 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
East Peoria Council honors officer injured in February stabbing
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- The East Peoria City Council Tuesday night issued a proclamation for Officer Jeffrey Bieber, who was injured in a stabbing on Feb. 2 outside of a CVS Pharmacy. During the incident...
Jun 01, 2021 (File/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Local COVID roundup 6/1: under 40 new cases during holiday weekend
PEORIA, Ill. -- Despite being closed for Memorial Day, thus adding an extra day to its totals, the Peoria City/County Health Department on Tuesday reported only 37 new COVID-19 cases over the three-da...
Jun 01, 2021 Midwest Communications
UK reports no new COVID-19 deaths for first time since March 2020
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain recorded no new deaths within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test on Tuesday. The last time Britain recorded no deaths was in March 2020, before the country had entered its f...
Jun 01, 2021 REUTERS/Andrew Boyers
State COVID roundup 6/1: Lowest case count since March 2020
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Tuesday reported 401 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, the lowest number of new cases in the state since March 25, 2020. In additi...
Jun 01, 2021 Midwest Communications
IL Lawmakers pass legislation to postpone primary
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois lawmakers approved changes to state election law over the holiday weekend, including moving the March primary to June. The later date would only be in effect next year, h...
Jun 01, 2021 Midwest Communications
Chicago to play in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Legendary rock and roll band Chicago will return to the Peoria Civic Center Theater this summer. Tickets for the July 24 show go on sale Friday, June 4 at 10 a.m. at Ticketmaster outle...
Jun 01, 2021 (Chicagotheband.com)
