Category Archives: Local News
All Illinois schools to be closed two weeks
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker has announced a statewide K-12 school closure to minimize the spread of COVID-19 that will last two weeks. It will run March 17-30th. "I'm speaking in the very ...
Mar 13, 2020 Midwest Communications
Trump declares virus pandemic a national emergency
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is officially declaring a national emergency over the new coronavirus. The president spoke at Rose Garden press conference and said n...
Mar 13, 2020 MWC-Fox News Photo Credit
Peoria County Coroner Office services will not be suspended
PEORIA, Ill. -- The staff with the Peoria County Coroner's Office will take extra precautions and not suspend services. County Coroner Jamie Harwood said there have been no reported deaths in the regi...
Mar 13, 2020 Peoria County Coroner's Office
Safety measures in place at Tazewell County Polls
PEKIN, Ill. -- Tazewell County Clerk John Ackerman said Friday morning that precautions have been taken to ensure that all of the county's polling places are safe for voters in regards to the coronavi...
Mar 13, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Julia Bradley
Boston Marathon postponed until Sept. 14 amid virus concerns
BOSTON (AP) - Boston Marathon organizers say they're postponing the prestigious race until Sept. 14 because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. The Boston Athletic Association's decision comes ...
Mar 13, 2020 (AP Photo/Stew Milne)
Green jackets on hold: Masters tourney PPD
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The Masters golf tournament has been postponed because of coronavirus worries. The full statement from August Chairman Fred Ridley: On Wednesday, March 4, we issued a memo stating that...
Mar 13, 2020 Midwest Communications
Civic Center hit hard by pandemic
PEORIA, Ill. -- With Governor J.B. Pritzker's mandate events that draw 1,000 or more people must be postponed for 30 days starting March 12 and with a nod to precautions, the Peoria Civic Center will ...
Mar 12, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Peoria suffers millions in economic impact with IHSA cancellation
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Illinois High School Sports Association, IHSA, has announced that the state tournament to be played this weekend in Peoria is cancelled after saying it would go on earlier this wee...
Mar 12, 2020 Midwest Communications
32 cases of COVID-19 in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Seven more cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Illinois, raising the total to 32. Dr. Ngozi Ezike, the State Public Health Director, said the ages range from a youth male in...
Mar 12, 2020 Midwest Communications
Pritzker says primary elections will go on as scheduled
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Primary election day in Illinois will remain scheduled for Tuesday, March 17. Governor J.B. Pritzker is encouraging all local election authorities to expand the hours of early vot...
Mar 12, 2020 Midwest Communications
