Category Archives: Local News
Crews battle house fire Thursday afternoon
PEORIA, Ill. -- Shortly after 12:00 p.m. Thursday, Peoria firefighter/paramedics responded to a house fire in the 1500 block of S. Lydia Ave. Battalion Chief Rick Morgan said crews could see black smo...
Apr 16, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Kherat praises PPS staff and students for virtual participation
PEORIA, Ill. -- The virtual classroom is still a new concept to everyone. Since Illinois' mandatory stay-at-home order began, Peoria Public Schools staff and students have been using online tools to g...
Apr 16, 2020 (1470 and 100.3 WMBD)
Paycheck protection program has run out of money
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government's paycheck protection loan program for small businesses is on hold. The Small Business Administration says it has reached the $349 billion lending limit for the progra...
Apr 16, 2020 Midwest Communications
CEFCU online banking system unavailable
PEORIA,Ill. -- CEFCU members will have to wait a little longer to check their account information online. CEFCU's online and mobile banking platform is currently unavailable due to extremely high-acti...
Apr 16, 2020 cefcu.com
5.2 million Americans file for jobless aid
WASHINGTON (AP) - The wave of layoffs that has engulfed the U.S. economy since the coronavirus struck caused 5.2 million more people to seek unemployment benefits last week. Roughly 22 million have so...
Apr 16, 2020 Midwest Communications
Collins: Peoria area could see biggest snowfall of the season
PEORIA, Ill. -- It's the middle of April, and it looks like the Peoria area could see its biggest snowfall of the season Thursday night. News Partner 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins predicts...
Apr 16, 2020 Midwest Communications
Bradley University provides Pass/Fail option for students
PEORIA, Ill. - Three weeks into the current stay at home order due to COVID-19, Bradley University students are ready to wind down a semester of virtual learning. Bradley released official information...
Apr 15, 2020 MWC-Bradley Campus 2020
Governor's order changes retail operations in garden centers and nurseries
PEORIA, Ill. - A change in Governor JB Pritzker's stay-at-home order affects garden centers of local retail stores. According to the original order, stores that sell items that connect with either agr...
Apr 15, 2020 MWC-Garden Center
Loan allows partial reopening of local business
PEORIA, Ill. -- Employees of Peoria Charter Coach are headed back to work after the company was approved for a Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program loan. 18th District Representat...
Apr 15, 2020 Kristina Leahy/1470-100.3 WMBD
Three new COVID-19 cases in Tri-County
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department announced Wednesday three new cases of COVID-19 in the Tri-County area. There are 33 cases in Peoria County, 21 cases in Tazewell County, and 1...
Apr 15, 2020 Midwest Communications
