Category Archives: Local News
General Assembly to take up work May 20 in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois House will convene in Springfield for three days next week to take up its spring session workload long delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. A letter from Democrat...
May 13, 2020
Details for the Heart of Illinois reopening plan
PEORIA, Ill. -- A local plan to Governor J.B. Pritzker has been revealed. Several mayors around central Illinois and the Peoria City/County Health Department have gathered to create the Heart of Illin...
May 13, 2020
CDC guidance more restrictive than White House
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Advice from the nation's top disease control experts on how to safely reopen businesses and institutions in the coronavirus pandemic included detailed instructive guidance and...
May 13, 2020 Midwest Communications
Illinois General Assembly is urged back to Springfield
CHICAGO - Governor J.B. Pritzker is urging Illinois lawmakers to reconvene and address financial concerns caused by the pandemic. The governor says it's time for the General Assembly to head back to S...
May 12, 2020
Council approves resolution for small local retailers
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City Council Tuesday night unanimously approved a resolution that will be sent to Governor J.B Pritzker for local non-essential retail businesses. Big box stores are open du...
May 12, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond
Peoria judge rules in favor of Pritzker venue change request in RC Outfitters case
PEORIA, Ill. -- In a small victory for Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Peoria County Judge Derek Asbury has ruled the lawsuit filed by RC Outfitters and owner/operator Adam White must be heard in Sangamon County ...
May 12, 2020 MWC (file)
Tri-county cases increase as Pekin prepares new testing site
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria-Tazewell-Woodford tri-county region's COVID-19 case total has risen to 217. 145 have been recorded in Peoria, 57 in Tazewell, and 15 in Woodford. There were no deaths report...
May 12, 2020 Midwest Communications
Ezike address concerns with death total in relation to COVID-19
CHICAGO -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Tuesday he shares his appreciation for nurses on National Nurses Day. "Thank you for answering the call to save lives," Pritzker said. Dr. Ngozi Ezike with the Illin...
May 12, 2020 Midwest Communications
Pride for Peoria: Peoria High teacher encourages students during pandemic
PEORIA, Ill. -- Students had to adjust to remote learning on a whim due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and teachers also had to adjust and find new ways to teach. Peoria High School teacher, Jane Aldridge,...
May 12, 2020 Midwest Communications
Peoria public transportation gets $10M grant
PEORIA, Ill. -- As the Greater Peoria Mass Transit District efforts to keep operations running smoothly through the COVID-19 crisis, the service has received a major financial boost from the Federal T...
May 12, 2020 Courtesy of Kevin Bessler/WMBD
