Category Archives: Local News
State COVID roundup 8/18: less cases but slightly higher positivity rate
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Tuesday announced 1,740 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 27 deaths. Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 209,594 cases...
Aug 18, 2020 Midwest Communications
Postal Service halts some operational changes amid outcry
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Postmaster general says he is halting some operational changes until after the November election. Democrats contended that the changes threatened mail-in voting, and some states ...
Aug 18, 2020 FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2020, file photo Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, left, is escorted to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office on Capitol Hill in Washington. The U.S. Postal Service has sent letters to 46 states and the District of Columbia, warning it cannot guarantee all ballots cast by mail for the November election will arrive in time to be counted, The Washington Post reported Friday, Aug. 14. DeJoy, a former supply-chain CEO and a major donor to President Donald Trump and other Republicans, has pushed cost-cutting measures to eliminate overtime pay and hold mail until the next day if postal distribution centers are running late. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Trump to pardon women's suffrage leader Susan Anthony
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump says he'll pardoned Susan B. Anthony, a leader in the women's suffrage movement, who was arrested for voting in 1872 in violation of laws permitting only men t...
Aug 18, 2020 President Donald Trump signs a proclamation recognizing the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Michelle Obama warns at DNC that Trump is 'in over his head'
WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama didn't mince words about President Donald Trump in her speech at the Democratic National Convention, saying, "If you think things cannot possibly get worse, trust me t...
Aug 18, 2020 In this image from video, former first lady Michelle Obama speaks during the first night of the Democratic National Convention on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. The DNC released excerpts of her speech ahead of the convention start. (Democratic National Convention via AP)
Amid outcry, postmaster general to testify before House
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is scrambling to respond to a public backlash over mail delays and other problems. House lawmakers are preparing an emergency vote to halt mail changes that ...
Aug 18, 2020 Midwest Communications
Firefighter injured responding to Peoria apartment fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called just before 6:15 p.m. Monday to the 1600 block of W. Candletree Drive for a balcony fire. Fire Battalion Chief Rick Morgan said a maintenance man put ou...
Aug 18, 2020 Midwest Communications
Driver suffers traumatic injuries in parking lot crash
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters responded to a single-vehicle accident around 4:30 p.m. Monday in the Sam's Club parking lot, located at 4100 W. Willow Knolls Road. Battalion Chief Rick Morgan sai...
Aug 18, 2020 1470&100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Chicago Bears announce no fans at home games
CHICAGO -- There will be no fans allowed at Soldier Field to start the 2020 NFL season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Chicago Bears said in a statement on Monday evening that the team, ASM ...
Aug 17, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 8/17: weekend increase of just under 200
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria, Woodford, and Tazewell Counties notched 197 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, to go along with eight additional hospitalizations on top of Friday's count. Of the 197 new ...
Aug 17, 2020 Midwest Communications
IDPH launches travel map to show risk of virus in various locations
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has launched a new travel map to show the risk related to COVID-19 when travelling to different states and countries. The map defin...
Aug 17, 2020 Midwest Communications
