Category Archives: Local News
Biden to outline steps to help reach July 4 vaccination goal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is accelerating its efforts to get 70 percent of U.S. adults vaccinated against COVID-19 with at least one shot by July 4, announcing on Wednesday a plan for a "...
Jun 2, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A woman receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah Beier/File Photo
Gov. JB Pritkzer lauds balanced state budget in Peoria Wednesday
PEORIA, Ill. -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker was in Peoria Wednesday to discuss the balanced budget that will be signed into law. Pritzker highlighted a few key points within the Fiscal Year 2022 budget,...
Jun 2, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Peoria narrows list of candidates for at-large seat to three
PEORIA, Ill. -- Three finalists have been selected by the Peoria City Council to fill Mayor Rita Ali's vacant at-large seat. Kim Armstrong, James Kemper and Kiran Velpula were picked from a field of c...
Jun 2, 2021 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Biden to meet Republican Senator Capito for infrastructure talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will sit down for one-on-one talks on Wednesday with Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito aimed at a breakthrough on a bill to revitalize U.S. infrastruct...
Jun 2, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the U.S. economy in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Judge ends Blagojevich's supervision
CHICAGO -- A federal judge has granted an early termination of supervised release to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis said in Tuesday's order that prosecutors agree...
Jun 2, 2021 Midwest Communications
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 2, 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 2, 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 2, 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 1, 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 1, 2021 (File/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
