Category Archives: Local News
Recreational weed sales net $10M in tax revenue in 1st month
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Revenue is reporting the sale of recreational marijuana in Illinois generated $7.3 million in cannabis tax revenue last month. In addition, the depa...
Feb 25, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Filling a gap at PPS
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Public Schools could be looking into fill a vacancy in a high needs school. PPS Board President Dan Adler said that if the the search is approved, there would be an offer higher...
Feb 24, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Pekin to regulate gas and electric bicycles
PEKIN, Ill. -- The city of Pekin will now keep tabs on low-speed gas and electric bicycles. The city council Monday approved an ordinance which will require riders to register with the Pekin Police De...
Feb 24, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Carly Fiorina this year's speaker for the George Washington Banquet
PEORIA, Ill. -- A businesswoman and political figure is serving as the keynote speaker for The Creve Coeur Club of Peoria's 122nd George Washington Banquet. Carly Fiorina, Chairman of Carly Fiorina En...
Feb 24, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD
Worst one yet? Forecasts say winter storm could be heaviest of 2020
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Metro area has been gearing up since the weekend for another round of winter weather. News Partner 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins said it could end up another win...
Feb 24, 2020 Midwest Communications
Tazewell County gets extra funding for election matters
PEKIN, Ill. -- Just in time for election season, the Tazewell County Clerk's Office has received nearly $6,000 in grant money. Through two Federal CyberNavigator Grants, the office got north of $4,000...
Feb 24, 2020 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Setti named interim CEO of Chamber and CEO Council
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Boards of Directors of the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce and CEO Council have announced Chris Setti will be the interim CEO of both organizations until a permanent replacement ca...
Feb 24, 2020 WMBD/Jeremy Scott
Weaver proposes bill to create local minimum wages
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- State Sen. Chuck Weaver (R-Peoria) says local governments, concerned about the impact a $15 minimum wage would have on local economies, should be allowed to decide what's best for...
Feb 24, 2020 Stock Photo/Office of Chuck Weaver
India pours on the pageantry with colorful welcome for Trump
AHMEDABAD, INDIA (AP) - President Donald Trump is receiving the well-wishes of hundreds of thousands of Indians as he kicks off a whirlwind 36-hour visit to India that emphasizes pageantry over policy...
Feb 24, 2020 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump during the 'Namaste Trump' event at Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. Basking in adulation from a massive, colorful crowd, Trump and Modi lavished each other with praise Monday in a reaffirmation of U.S.-India ties as the subcontinent poured on the pageantry in a joyful welcome for the U.S. president. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Jussie Smollett to make 1st court appearance on new charges
CHICAGO (AP) - Actor Jussie Smollett is due to make his first court appearance on a new set of charges accusing him of lying to Chicago police about being the victim of a racist and homophobic attack ...
Feb 24, 2020 FILE - In this March 26, 2019, file photo, actor Jussie Smollett talks to the media before leaving Cook County Court after his charges were dropped, in Chicago. The latest twist in the Jussie Smollett saga is the revelation of a possible conflict of interest by the special prosecutor investigating why prosecutors dropped charges accusing the actor of staging a racist, homophobic attack on himself. Dan Webb disclosed this week he once co-hosted a political fundraiser for a figure central to his investigation, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx. A Cook County judge must now decide if bias or the appearance of bias renders Webb's position untenable. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)
