Category Archives: Local News
State COVID roundup 7/14: as a whole, state continues keeping virus contained
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- After a brief surge in cases late last week and over the weekend, Illinois apparently continued Tuesday to tamp down COVID-19. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 70...
Jul 14, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 7/14: region narrowly continues to meet all phase four requirements
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria area continued Tuesday to teeter on the cusp of being moved back to phase three of Restore Illinois, as the Peoria City/County Health Department reported 25 tri-county resid...
Jul 14, 2020 Midwest Communications
Convention and Visitors Bureau touts "Discover Peoria"
PEORIA, Ill. -- There's a new name and branding for the PACVB. The Peoria Area Convention and Visitors Bureau has a new slogan to attract attention to the River City..."Discover Peoria". According to ...
Jul 14, 2020 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Dunlap player tests positive for COVID-19, football practices canceled
DUNLAP, Ill. -- Dunlap High School was forced to shut down its summer football conditioning practices over the weekend after a player tested positive for the coronavirus. District Superintendent Scott...
Jul 14, 2020 (Dunlap Athletics Facebook)
Early registration numbers show three-fourths of Peoria Public School families favor in-person learning
PEORIA, Ill. -- Fall 2020 registration is officially open for Peoria Public School families. An online "learning options" form has been created for parents, which allows parents to choose between a vi...
Jul 13, 2020 (1470 and 100.3 WMBD)
Coronavirus concerns force cancellation of Chicago Marathon
CHICAGO (AP) - The Bank of America Chicago Marathon has been cancelled due to health concerns for runners, spectators, volunteers and others during the coronavirus pandemic, organizers announced Monda...
Jul 13, 2020 MWC-Flicker photo credit
State COVID roundup 7/13: under four digits again
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Positive COVID tests throughout Illinois remained under 1,000 for the second day in a row, as the Illinois Department of Public Health reported 883 from Sunday to Monday. IDPH als...
Jul 13, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 7/13: hospitalization rate a concern
PEORIA, Ill. -- A combined 75 Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford County residents tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend. The majority of new cases was in Peoria County, which saw an increase of 57...
Jul 13, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
US budget deficit hits all-time high of $864 billion in June
WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal government incurred the biggest monthly budget deficit in history in June as spending on programs to combat the coronavirus recession exploded while millions of job losse...
Jul 13, 2020 Midwest Communications
Kelly Preston, actor and wife of John Travolta, dies at 57
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actor Kelly Preston has died at age 57. John Travolta, Preston's husband of 28 years, confirmed late Sunday that his wife had died after a two-year battle with breast cancer. Presto...
Jul 13, 2020 FILE - In this June 14, 2018, file photo, Kelly Preston and John Travolta attend the premiere of "Gotti" at the SVA Theatre in New York. Preston, whose credits included the films “Twins” and “Jerry Maguire,” died Sunday, July 12, 2020, her husband Travolta said. She was 57. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
