Category Archives: Local News
UnityPoint Health CEO stepping down; interim CEO found
PEORIA, Ill. -- After over 20 years with UnityPoint Health, CEO and President Kevin Vermeer has chosen to step down effective April 20, 2020. Sue Thompson, Senior Vice President of Integration and Opt...
Apr 27, 2020 UnityPoint Health
Peoria's Moss Avenue Sale and Festival cancelled
PEORIA, Ill. -- A long-running Peoria event has been cancelled due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a post on their Facebook page, organizers have decided to cancel the 40th Annual...
Apr 27, 2020 Moss Ave. Sale and Festival Facebook)
Be wary of work-from-home scammers
PEORIA, Ill. -- Work-from-home job scams are popping up everywhere. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, many people in the Peoria area have been laid off. Dave Johnson, with Pearl Technology, warns not t...
Apr 27, 2020
Census delay could put off new voting districts, primaries
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - The U.S. Census Bureau wants more time to wrap up the once-a-decade count because of the coronavirus, and that could delay the divisive process of drawing new legislative di...
Apr 27, 2020 FILE - In this Sunday, April 5, 2020 file photo, An envelope containing a 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident is shown in Detroit. A top lawmaker says the Trump administration is seeking to delay deadlines for the 2020 census because of the coronavirus outbreak. U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney said Monday, April 13, 2020 that administration officials also were asking that the timetable for releasing apportionment and redistricting data used to draw congressional and legislative districts be pushed back. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Minor suffers burns in Peoria fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria emergency crews were called about 2:45 p.m. Sunday to the 5900 block of N. Wacker Drive on reports of a house fire. Smoke could be seen coming from the structure when firefighte...
Apr 27, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Peoria Park District golf courses re-open on May 1 with restrictions
PEORIA, Ill. -- With Gov. Pritzker's new stay-at-home order restrictions, that begin on May 1, Peoria Park District golf courses will be able to re-open with some restrictions. The Illinois Department...
Apr 26, 2020 Midwest Communications
Over 2,000 new COVID-19 cases for third straight day in Illinois
CHICAGO -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Sunday announced 2,126 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 59 additional deaths. It is the third day in a row ...
Apr 26, 2020 Midwest Communications
Five new COVID-19 cases in Peoria County
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department Sunday reported five new cases of COVID-19 in the Tri-County area. All five new cases reported were in Peoria County, and no new deaths were re...
Apr 26, 2020 Midwest Communications
2,119 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois
CHICAGO -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Saturday announced 2,119 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 80 additional deaths. Currently, IDPH is reportin...
Apr 25, 2020 Midwest Communications
Judge blocks new Illinois workers' compensation rule
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A judge has blocked a new Illinois workers' compensation rule granting benefits to any employee deemed essential who contracts COVID-19, even if working from home. Sangamon Co...
Apr 25, 2020 Midwest Communications
