Category Archives: Local News
Peoria Heights announces plan to help business owners
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. -- Peoria Heights Mayor Michael Phelan announced Wednesday a stimulus plan to help local small business owners. "The Village Board of Peoria Heights approved a mortgage and rent s...
May 6, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/ Kristina Leahy
Trump: COVID-19 task force not dismantling, just refocusing
WASHINGTON (AP) - One day after saying that the COVID-19 task force would be winding down, President Donald Trump says it would continue on indefinitely but focus on rebooting the economy. Trump's rev...
May 6, 2020 Midwest Communications
Peoria tweaking plans in hopes of early reopening for businesses
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria's small businesses can't wait. Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis has submitted a plan to Gov. J-B Pritzker to fully reopen restaurants and bars ahead phase four plans announced Tuesday in ...
May 6, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond
Pet dies in early morning fire in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called around 4:45 a.m. Wednesday to the 2400 block of W. Wiswall for a house fire. Upon arrival, crews found the single-story home fully engulfed in flames. A...
May 6, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
East Peoria mayor asks citizens to remain respectful
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- During Tuesday night's East Peoria City Council meeting, commissioners remain supportive of the city's phased reopening. Commissioner Mark Hill reminded residents that right now i...
May 5, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
Area COVID-19 death toll increases
PEORIA, Ill. -- The tri-county region has seen its eighth death from COVID-19. The Tazewell County woman in her 90s with comorbid conditions was transported to a local hospital where she later died. T...
May 5, 2020 Midwest Communications
Pence: Task Force could end soon
WASHINGTON - Vice President Mike Pence says the White House coronavirus task force could wind down its work by early June. Pence tells reporters at a White House briefing that the U.S. could be "in a ...
May 5, 2020 Midwest Communications
Plan to reopen Illinois rolled out
CHICAGO -- Dr. Ngozi Ezike with the Illinois Department of Public Health announced that Illinois saw the largest number of COVID-19 fatalities in a 24-hour period, with 176 deaths. That brings the tot...
May 5, 2020 Midwest Communications
Peoria Park District reopening tennis and pickleball courts
PEORIA, Ill. -- It's time to brush up on your tennis skills. With recommended modifications in place, the Peoria Park District is set to reopen its tennis and pickleball courts for play on Wednesday, ...
May 5, 2020 Peoria Park District/Facebook
Riverfront Market returning with safety measures in place
PEORIA, Ill. -- One of Peoria's favorite farmer's markets returns next Saturday morning along the riverfront. With safety guidelines in place, Peoria Riverfront Market is set to open on Saturday, May ...
May 5, 2020 (Peoria Riverfront Market Facebook)
