Category Archives: Local News
PPS graduations set to go virtual
PEORIA, Ill. -- Virtual graduation ceremonies are taking shape for all three Peoria Public Schools high schools. Michelle Hassan, Director of High Schools with PPS, said the district was worked hard t...
Apr 30, 2020 MWC-Graduation - FLICKER
3.8 million U.S. workers seek unemployment aid
WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 3.8 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the U.S. economy slid further into a crisis that is becoming the most devastating since the 1930...
Apr 30, 2020 (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Area leaders send plan to reopen businesses to Gov. Pritzker
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- A plan to reopen central Illinois. Area leaders sent a letter to Gov. J-B Pritzker Wednesday outlining a three-phase plan to get the people of the Tri-County region back to work. ...
Apr 30, 2020 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Man shot, another pistol whipped in East Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called just after 7:15 p.m. Wednesday to a home in the 700 block of E. Virginia on reports of a possible shooting. "A victim who had been pistol whipped was located ...
Apr 30, 2020
Pritzker faces 2nd legal challenge to stay-at-home order
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois legislator has filed a second legal challenge to the Illinois governor's efforts to discourage transmission of the coronavirus, saying he wants a compromise on the...
Apr 30, 2020
Peoria Park District cancels summer staples
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Park District has announced summer cancelations due to COVID-19. Illinois's stay-at-home order due to COVID-19 has played havoc on local activity centers such as parks, playgroun...
Apr 29, 2020 Peoria Park District/Facebook
Peoria Health Department keeps eye on ICU usage
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department shed some light Wednesday on trends. The department said the average per-day case count for a 7-day period has been eight. For a 14-day period,...
Apr 29, 2020 Midwest Communications
Pritzker discusses the importance of PPE
CHICAGO, Ill. -- Governor J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday as the state's economy slowly reopens, personal protective equipment will be vital. The state has requested 900,000 more gowns, 17 million N95 an...
Apr 29, 2020 Midwest Communications
Woodford County SA says he won't enforce stay-at-home extension
EUREKA, Ill. -- Woodford County State's Attorney Greg Minger said Wednesday his office will not be enforcing Gov. J.B. Pritzker's stay-at-home order beyond Apr. 30. An e-mail that circulated his offic...
Apr 29, 2020 Midwest Communications
Rivian-Ford deal off due to COVID-19
NORMAL, Ill. -- The deal is off for Rivian Automotive's car factory in Normal to produce a Lincoln-brand electric vehicle, a Rivian spokesperson confirmed late Tuesday night. Lincoln is Ford Motor Com...
Apr 29, 2020 (Rivian Facebook Page)
