Category Archives: Local News
U.S. job growth slows sharply in August; unemployment rate falls to 5.2%
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in August amid a softening in demand for services and persistent worker shortages as COVID-19 infections soared, but the pace was enoug...
Sep 3, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A sign advertising job openings is seen while people walk into the store in New York City, New York, U.S., August 6, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
U.S. Senator Manchin wants a pause in Democrats' push for $3.5 trillion spending bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Joe Manchin on Thursday urged fellow Democrats to pause in their push to enact a $3.5 trillion spending bill encompassing much of President Joe Biden's domestic agenda, ...
Sep 3, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks during a hearing on a budget request for the Department of the Interior for 2022 on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 27, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
With latest COVID-19 update, local health officials remain concerned, frustrated
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria City/County Health Department Administrator Monica Hendrickson is more than a little frustrated by this point in the COVID-19 pandemic. "I'm still...not understanding, both perso...
Sep 2, 2021 Jenifer Hopwood, Chief Nursing Officer, OSF HealthCare St. Francis Medical Center (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
32-year-old man arrested for trying to steal ATM
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police have arrested a 32-year-old man for attempting to steal an ATM machine on Aug. 15 in front of Theo's Ice Cream. Video showed the suspect trying to steal the machine in th...
Sep 2, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Eight arrested on drug charges at Summer Camp
PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois State Police say they made a number of arrests on felony drug charges during the recent Summer Camp music festival in Chillicothe. Troopers Wednesday announced the arrests of e...
Sep 2, 2021 Photo: Rick Hirschmann
IDOT: Expect more police over Labor Day weekend
SPRINGFIELD, Ill -- As expected, drivers across Illinois can expect to see a heightened police presence over Labor Day weekend, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). IDOT, alo...
Sep 2, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD
Bat in Woodford County tests positive for rabies
EUREKA, Ill. -- The Woodford County Health Department said Thursday that a recent report showed a deceased bat, collected from a private residence in Metamora, tested positive for rabies. This is the ...
Sep 2, 2021 Phuket@photographer.net / CC
U.S. weekly jobless claims drop; layoffs tumble to 24-year low
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits fell last week, while layoffs dropped to their lowest level in more than 24 years in August, suggesting the labor ...
Sep 2, 2021 FILE PHOTO: An In-N-Out Burger advertises for workers at their restaurants location in Encinitas, California, U.S., May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo/File Photo
Peoria Civic Center COVID testing site returning with vaccinations
PEORIA, Ill. -- After some confusion on if the COVID-19 testing site at the Peoria Civic Center parking lot would return or not, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Thursday the ...
Sep 2, 2021 (File-Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD)
Discussions continue on improvements to Glen Oak Park
PEORIA, Ill. -- Glen Oak Park is set to undergo some big changes, and on Wednesday night, Park District leaders gave neighbors a chance to share their ideas. The Peoria Park District has more than $2 ...
Sep 2, 2021 (25 News)
