Category Archives: Local News
Top House Republican opposes commission to probe U.S. Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Legislation to create a 9/11-style commission to investigate the deadly Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack by a mob of former President Donald Trump's supporters suffered a serious setba...
May 18, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump climb through a window they broke as they storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Israeli strikes on Gaza continue and Hamas rockets resume, as truce calls mount
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel bombarded Gaza with air strikes and Palestinian militants resumed cross-border rocket fire on Tuesday after a brief overnight lull during which the U.N. sent a small f...
May 18, 2021 Smoke and flames are seen following an Israeli air strike on a building, amid a flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian fighting, in Gaza City May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Peoria toddler dies in window blind accident
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Saturday evening death of a Peoria toddler was being investigated Monday as an accident. Emergency crews were called around 6:30 to a Peoria residence by the girl's parents, who fo...
May 17, 2021
Local COVID roundup 5/17: 5 die over weekend
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Monday report from the Peoria City/County Health Department showed 116 residents of Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties, combined, tested positive over the weekend for COVID-19...
May 17, 2021 Midwest Communications
Pritzker: fully vaxed Illinoisans may mostly relax mask wearing
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health on Monday announced the state will follow current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance regarding mas...
May 17, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 5/17: new cases under 1k
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- With the state of Illinois officially in the Bridge Phase of Restore Illinois and marching towards a full reopening by mid-June, the Illinois Department of Public Health on Monday...
May 17, 2021 Midwest Communications
Illinois offering housing assistance for renters and landlords
CHICAGO -- Illinois Gov. J-B Pritzker on Monday announced $1.5 billion in assistance for renters and landlords that have struggled during the pandemic. Through the Illinois Rental Payment Program, the...
May 17, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Jason Aldean returns to Peoria in October
PEORIA, Ill. -- Country star Jason Aldean will be coming back to the Peoria Civic Center in October. Aldean's performance is set for Thursday, October 7, with venue pre-sale tickets available on Thurs...
May 17, 2021 (jasonaldean.com)
Households including most U.S. children to get monthly stimulus payment
(Reuters) - A poverty-fighting measure included in the COVID-19 relief bill passed this year will deliver monthly payments to households including 88% of children in the United States, starting in Jul...
May 17, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks inside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 11, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
State COVID roundup 5/16: Positivity rate falls to 2.4%
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Sunday reported 1,248 new cases of COVID-19, including 24 additional deaths. As of Saturday night, 1,581 Illinois residents were...
May 17, 2021 Midwest Communications
