Category Archives: Local News
Leaders look to the future with Greater Peoria 2030 Campaign
PEORIA, Ill. -- Representatives from Peoria area organizations gathered at the Peoria Riverfront Museum on Thursday as they look ahead to the year 2030. JD Dalfonso, President and CEO of the Greater P...
Sep 10, 2021 (25 News)
U.S. FDA says robust safety data needed before COVID-19 vaccine approval for kids
(Reuters) - U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday clinical trials testing COVID-19 vaccines for children are expected to include a monitoring period of at least two months after half the pa...
Sep 10, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
The emotional task of teaching students about 9/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - As the United States ends its 'forever war' in Afghanistan, a museum in New York is teaching students about the event that set it in motion before they were born: 9/11. The 9/11 T...
Sep 10, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Joan Mastropaolo, a docent at the 9/11 Tribute Museum, stands at the 9/11 Memorial in New York City, U.S., August 6, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs
Doctor: Families still have COVID-19 doubts as family members are hospitalized, cases hit 50K
PEORIA, Ill. - The Tri-County area has hit another high water mark in terms of the COVID-19 pandemic. Officials say the number of confirmed cases since the pandemic began in Peoria, Tazewell, and Wood...
Sep 9, 2021 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Donation to U of I College of Medicine funds scholarship for rural healthcare
PEORIA, Ill. - An important donation has been made to the University of Illinois College of Medicine's Peoria campus. Canton-based Graham Health System has donated $500,000 to a scholarship that provi...
Sep 9, 2021 Submitted Photo
Tazewell County Clerk's Office unveils property fraud alert program
PEKIN, Ill. -- The Tazewell County Clerk's Office held a news conference on Thursday with representatives of Fidlar Technologies to announce a free Property Fraud Alert Program available to any Tazewe...
Sep 9, 2021 (Tazewell Co. Clerk's Office Facebook)
Pekin Marigold Festival "shines on"
PEKIN, Ill. -- The Pekin Marigold Festival is back in full force this weekend. Festival Chairman Josh Hafliger told WMBD's "The Greg and Dan Show", a new event Thursday afternoon is the "Crosstown Cla...
Sep 9, 2021 (Pekin Marigold Festival Facebook)
New Biden plan could mandate COVID shots or tests for two-thirds of U.S. workers
UPDATED 4:26 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Thursday said he will require all federal employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and the U.S. Department of Labor will issue a rule...
Sep 9, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A nurse prepares a Pfizer BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination as part of a vaccine drive by the Fernandeno Tataviam Band of Mission Indians in Arleta, Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 23, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
U.S. weekly jobless claims near 18-month low
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits fell last week to the lowest level in nearly 18 months, offering more evidence that job growth was being hindered ...
Sep 9, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A staffing agency displays a "Now Hiring" sign in Tampa, Florida, U.S., June 1, 2021. REUTERS/Octavio Jones/File Photo
Biden to deliver six-step plan on COVID-19 pandemic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Thursday will outline new approaches to control the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, which rages on despite the wide availability of vaccines. In a...
Sep 9, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks in honor of labor unions in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 8, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
