Category Archives: Local News
Another plasma center coming to Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- With plasma in high demand as science fervently seeks to find a cure or vaccine for COVID-19, donation locations are starting to sprout all over the world. Blood banks in the Peoria ar...
May 08, 2020 Midwest Communications
2,500 cloth masks donated by JOANN Fabric
PEORIA, Ill. -- JOANN Fabric & Craft Stores donated 2,500 face coverings to local organizations. State Senator Dave Koehler along with JOANN Fabric and UnityPoint Health have teamed up to help pro...
May 08, 2020 Midwest Communications
Jobless rate spikes to 14.7%, highest since Great Depression
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. unemployment rate hit 14.7% in April, the highest rate since the Great Depression, as 20.5 million jobs vanished in the worst monthly loss on record. The figures are stark e...
May 08, 2020 Midwest Communications
Gov. Pritzker makes improvements in filing unemployment claims
CHICAGO (AP) - Governor J.B. Pritzker says a new system built to handle unemployment claims from independent contractors and people typically unable to get benefits can handle the expected demand. Ill...
May 07, 2020
Vehicle with a baby stolen Thursday, police looking for suspects
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police are searching for suspects in regards to a vehicle stolen with an infant inside, according to Public Information Officer Amy Dotson. Police responded Thursday to the area...
May 07, 2020 Midwest Communications
Requirements minimized at Peoria COVID-19 testing locations.
PEORIA, Ill. -- Dr. Gregg Stoner with Heartland Health Services announced that Peoria testing sites will be open to test all adults beginning Friday, including those with no symptoms. "When you look a...
May 07, 2020 Midwest Communications
Over 70,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Illinois
CHICAGO, Ill. -- Dr. Ngozi Ezike with the Illinois Department of Public Health announced 2,641 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 138 more deaths. Illinois' total number of confirmed cases h...
May 07, 2020 Midwest Communications
Motivation for Morton: High school teachers reflect on remote learning experience and saying goodbye to seniors
MORTON, Ill. -- The end of the school year is fast approaching and times of reflection have hit some students and teachers. Teachers from Morton High School discussed the transition to online learning...
May 07, 2020 Midwest Communications
Famed Peoria developer dies
PEORIA, Ill. -- Longtime Peoria developer Ray Becker has died. The former construction company owner was in his late 80s and had reportedly been in poor physical health. Among Becker's accomplishments...
May 07, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD
33 million have sought US unemployment aid since virus hit
WASHINGTON (AP) - Nearly 3.2 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the business shutdowns caused by the viral outbreak deepened the worst U.S. economic catastrophe in...
May 07, 2020 Molly DG / CC
