Category Archives: Local News
IL GOP sues Pritzker seeking exemption from 10-person limit
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois' Democratic governor is being sued by the state's Republican Party, which is seeking exemption from the 10-person limit on public gatherings issued on May 29. The GOP says in t...
Jun 16, 2020 Illinois.gov
Crews Respond to fire at Whittier School
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday to the 1600 block of W. Fredonia. Crews found smoke coming from the front of the Whittier School building and flames coming fr...
Jun 16, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
"Bomb Squad" member will spend his life in prison
PEORIA, Ill. -- The first of 13 "Bomb Squad" members has been sentenced. Eugene Haywood, 26, has been sentenced to life plus 10 years in prison for his role in the Peoria "Bomb Squad" gang, according ...
Jun 16, 2020 (Peoria County Jail)
Woman injured in Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called just after 12 a.m. Tuesday to the 3300 block of Hedgehill Lane on reports of a shooting. Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said officers located a female ...
Jun 16, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Pekin City Council approves rule change for business assistance grants
PEKIN, Ill. -- The Pekin City Council Monday night approved a rule change to the COVID-19 Small Business Assistance Grants to help out other businesses. Those businesses include hair salons, barber sh...
Jun 15, 2020
River waters almost fully receded
PEORIA, Ill. -- Flooding for Peoria at the Illinois River may be over for the year. The Army Corps of Engineers said Monday water levels at noon were just over 15 feet. Projections showed the river wo...
Jun 15, 2020 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
State COVID roundup 6/15: Less than 500 new cases reported Monday
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois reported less than 500 COVID-19 cases Monday, with 473. The first time since late March. For the second day in a row, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported 19...
Jun 15, 2020 Midwest Communications
IHSA moves boys' tourney to Champaign from Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Illinois High School Association has decided to move the IHSA Boys Basketball State Finals from Peoria to Champaign. The decision came down at Monday's IHSA Board of Directors meet...
Jun 15, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 6/15: Decrease in ICU bed usage
PEORIA, Ill. -- The number of ICU beds in use locally decreased from 11 to five in the last 24 hours. The use of beds decreased, but Peoria and Woodford Counties saw an increase in COVID-19 cases, acc...
Jun 15, 2020 Midwest Communitcations
US revokes emergency use of malaria drugs vs. coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. regulators on Monday revoked emergency authorization for malaria drugs promoted by President Donald Trump for treating COVID-19 amid growing evidence they don't work and could c...
Jun 15, 2020 Midwest Communications
