Category Archives: Local News
Two new deaths in Tri-County area from COVID-19
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria City/County Health Department announced Sunday of two new deaths from COVID-19. One death reported in Peoria County, a male in his 80's. One death in Tazewell report as a mal...
May 31, 2020 Midwest Communications
Peorians take a stand with one another in a peace walk
PEORIA, Ill. - Peaceful protests have taken place over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. A peaceful march took place Saturday afternoon in downtown Peoria. A large crowd marched along Water St...
May 31, 2020 MWC-Photo
Police break up protest crowds
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Protests over the murderous death of George Floyd continued Saturday night across America, with early curfews even being set in many major cities. While law enforcement agencies pr...
May 31, 2020 Midwest Communications - Peoria Police are called to a protest at the University Street Wal-Mart Saturday night
Nine new cases of COVID-19 in the Tri-County Area
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Health Department reported nine new cases of COVID-19 Saturday, bringing the total of 318 COVID-19 cases in the Tri-County area. There are now 225 positive cases in Pe...
May 30, 2020 Midwest Communications
SpaceX rocket ship blasts off into orbit with 2 Americans
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A rocket ship built by Elon Musk's SpaceX company thundered away from Earth with two Americans on Saturday, ushering in a new era in commercial space travel and putting the...
May 30, 2020 AP News Photo Credit
Peorians take a stand with one another in a peace walk
PEORIA, Ill. - Organizers have planned multiple protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. As the anger over Floyd's killing spread to cities nationwide, this now includes Peoria, as loca...
May 30, 2020
National Guard summoned to aid cities amid police clashes
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's governor declared a state of emergency early Saturday to activate the state National Guard as violence flared in Atlanta and cities nationwide following the death in Minnesota...
May 30, 2020 AP News photo credit
Finding a new way to kick off Pride Month
PEORIA, Ill. -- June is National Pride Month and while Peoria Proud can not have parade, they thought of another plan. Trevor Neff, Vice President of Business for Peoria Proud, said this year they wil...
May 29, 2020 Peoria Proud
Local COVID roundup 5/29: only two ICU beds in use
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria-Tazewell-Woodford tri-county area has broken the 300 mark of COVID-19 positive cases, with 309. Meanwhile, ICU bed usage in the tri-county as of Friday was down to two, both...
May 29, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 5/29: Contact tracing is part of the new normal
CHICAGO -- Dr. Ngozi Ezike said Friday while restrictions are being lifted and Illinois moves into phase three of Restore Illinois, residents still must take personal responsibility such as social dis...
May 29, 2020 Midwest Communications
