Category Archives: Local News
State COVID roundup 7/22: almost 1,600 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- For the first time since early June, the state of Illinois's 24-hour COVID-19 case count surpassed the 1,500 mark over a 24-hour period. The Illinois Department of Public Health o...
Jul 22, 2020 Midwest Communications
Red, White, and Boom canceled
PEORIA, Ill. - Organizers of Red, White, and Boom have decided to outright cancel the 2020 event. Officials on May 1 postponed the July 4 event, with the hopes of holding it around Labor Day if the co...
Jul 22, 2020 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Laynee Mauerman)
US signs contract with Pfizer for COVID-19 vaccine doses
WASHINGTON (AP) - Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says the U.S. has signed a contract with Pfizer for delivery in December of the first 100 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine the pharma...
Jul 22, 2020 Midwest Communications
PPS answers questions about back-to-school plans
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Public Schools gave parents an opportunity Tuesday night to ask questions and to comment on the school district's return to school plan. Questions were sent in ahead of the virt...
Jul 22, 2020 1470/100.3 WMBD
EPCHS will start year with remote learning due to flooding
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- East Peoria Community High School will start the 2020-21 school year with all remote learning. 9.3 inches of rain that fell in a matter of an hour and a half on July 15, caused fl...
Jul 22, 2020 (25 News/HOI)
Gov. Pritzker announces $21.3 billion roads and bridges improvement plan
SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. JB Pritzker joined the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Tuesday to announce the release of a $21.3 billion plan to improve Illinois roads and bridges over the next six ...
Jul 21, 2020 (Illinois Dept. of Transportation)
East Peoria Council approves traffic project
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Motorists going through East Peoria will soon experience some minor inconveniences as traffic work gets underway. Commissioners voted unanimously at Tuesday night's City Council me...
Jul 21, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
State COVID roundup 7/21: two facilities experience outbreaks
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- A COVID-19 outbreak at one mental health facility and at one correctional facility have contributed to the state's latest case count. The Illinois Department of Public Health repo...
Jul 21, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 7/21: two percent of local cases hospitalized
PEORIA, Ill. -- After a decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations over the weekend brought the Peoria region's rolling 28-day hospitalization rate down, the Tuesday report showed a slight increase from Mon...
Jul 21, 2020 Midwest Communications
Changes made to 'Backpack Peoria' due to COVID-19
PEORIA, Ill. -- Backpack Peoria will look a little different this year. Dream Center Peoria will hold their annual Backpack Peoria event for students and their families this Saturday, July 25. The eve...
Jul 21, 2020 (Dream Center Peoria)
