Category Archives: Local News
First mosquitoes with West Nile tested positive in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Wednesday the first mosquitoes to test positive for West Nile in Illinois. No human cases have been reported so far in 20...
Jun 10, 2020 Midwest Communications
2021 Illinois budget signed; general fund spending lower than projected
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed the fiscal year 2021 operating budget. The budget spends $42.9 billion. Of that, $38 billion comes from the general fund. This is approximately $4 bi...
Jun 10, 2020 Money-Flicker photo credit
Minneapolis police chief takes on union, promises reform
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minneapolis Police Department is withdrawing from police union contract negotiations. It's the first step in what Chief Medaria Arradondo said would be transformational reforms ...
Jun 10, 2020 Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo addresses the media, Wednesday, June 10, 2020 in Minneapolis. The press conference follows the Memorial Day death of George Floyd in police custody after video shared online by a bystander showed former officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck during his arrest as he pleaded that he couldn't breathe. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Children's Home receives $130K grant
PEORIA,Ill. -- Peoria's Children's Home has received a huge grant. Impact Central Illinois, a women's giving organization headed up by co-founder Laurie Weaver, surprised the Children's Home Associati...
Jun 10, 2020 (Photo courtesy of Children's Home)
Peoria City Council agrees to cuts
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City Council took a step forward Tuesday night in regards to the city's budget with removing 45 positions. It was a close vote, the council approved 6-5 to move into phase o...
Jun 09, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond
Two children suffer burns from garage fire in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Two minor children suffered burns to their legs Tuesday from a garage fire. Battalion Chief Steve Rada said the incident occurred around 2:45 p.m. in the 3000 block of W. Seibold. "Upo...
Jun 09, 2020 Midwest Communications
Chicago cancels Lollapalooza, other festivals due to virus
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago officials have canceled summer festivals through Labor Day, including Lollapalooza, over coronavirus concerns. The city's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events annou...
Jun 09, 2020 (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
State COVID roundup 6/09: Seven day positivity rate drops to 4%
CHICAGO, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health announced the state's seven day positivity rate has decreased to 4%. 20,309 specimens were collected in the last 24 hours, 797 came back posit...
Jun 09, 2020 Midwest Communications
Driver that crashed into Peoria Police car dies
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police and Advanced Medical Transport were dispatched to the area of Spring and Jefferson for a crash involving a Peoria Police SUV. Witness information gathered at the scene in...
Jun 09, 2020
Local COVID roundup 6/09: Peoria County reports three new deaths and four cases
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department reported that Peoria County saw three additional deaths related to COVID-19. One was a female in her 90's, and two were males in their 80's and...
Jun 09, 2020 Midwest Communitcations
