Category Archives: Local News
Pritzker gives daily update on the state and COVID-19
CHICAGO, Ill. -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker said that testing is important to understand the outbreak across the state and that some counties in the state are affected more by the virus. The governor said tes...
Mar 24, 2020 Midwest Communications
Working from home could put your network at risk
PEORIA, Ill. -- If you're working from home due to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's "Shelter in Place" order, your work computer and your network could be at risk. Dave Johnson, with Pearl Technologies in Peoria,...
Mar 24, 2020
Kasper: This is a critical week in dealing with COVID-19
PEORIA, Ill. -- Illinois is facing a critical period in its fight against COVID-19. Doug Kasper, Interim section head of infectious disease at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria, sa...
Mar 24, 2020 Midwest Communications
Tokyo Olympics officially postponed until 2021
TOKYO (AP) - The Tokyo Olympics have been officially postponed until 2021. The International Olympic Committee along with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and local organizers have decided that the ...
Mar 24, 2020 A woman pauses for photos next to the Olympic rings near the New National Stadium in Tokyo, Monday, March 23, 2020. The IOC has postponed the Tokyo Olympics until 2021. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
CAT temporarily closes Mapleton facility
MAPLETON, Ill. -- Caterpillar has temporarily shutdown its Mapleton plant due to a change in customer demand, not due to concerns related to the COVID-19 outbreak. "We are taking a variety of actions ...
Mar 24, 2020 (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Negotiators close on nearly $2 trillion virus aid package
WASHINGTON (AP) - Top congressional and White House officials negotiating the nearly $2 trillion coronavirus rescue package say they expect to reach a deal sometime Tuesday. Treasury Secretary Steven ...
Mar 24, 2020 Midwest Communications
City/County Health Dept. update
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria-Tazewell-Woodford tri-county region's positive COVID-19 case count Monday moved up to eight, from five over the weekend. Two of the new cases were in Peoria, and the other w...
Mar 23, 2020 Midwest Communications
Another attempt to move ahead on virus aid package snags
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump expressed qualms Monday about extending the current 15-day shutdown recommended by the federal government, even as his officials warned that the coronavirus cr...
Mar 23, 2020 MWC
Pritzker: More PPE supplies
CHICAGO -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Monday many companies are re-purposing to create PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) products such as face masks and hand sanitizers. The workers at these facilities...
Mar 23, 2020 Midwest Communications
Alwan Pharmacy making hand sanitzer for the community
PEORIA, Ill. -- A local pharmacy company is stepping up to help the community during a time of struggle. Alwan Pharmacy and Compounding Center in Morton and West Peoria is making hand sanitizer that w...
Mar 23, 2020 Midwest Communications
