Category Archives: Local News
5.2 million Americans file for jobless aid
WASHINGTON (AP) - The wave of layoffs that has engulfed the U.S. economy since the coronavirus struck caused 5.2 million more people to seek unemployment benefits last week. Roughly 22 million have so...
Apr 16, 2020 Midwest Communications
Collins: Peoria area could see biggest snowfall of the season
PEORIA, Ill. -- It's the middle of April, and it looks like the Peoria area could see its biggest snowfall of the season Thursday night. News Partner 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins predicts...
Apr 16, 2020 Midwest Communications
Bradley University provides Pass/Fail option for students
PEORIA, Ill. - Three weeks into the current stay at home order due to COVID-19, Bradley University students are ready to wind down a semester of virtual learning. Bradley released official information...
Apr 15, 2020 MWC-Bradley Campus 2020
Governor's order changes retail operations in garden centers and nurseries
PEORIA, Ill. - A change in Governor JB Pritzker's stay-at-home order affects garden centers of local retail stores. According to the original order, stores that sell items that connect with either agr...
Apr 15, 2020 MWC-Garden Center
Loan allows partial reopening of local business
PEORIA, Ill. -- Employees of Peoria Charter Coach are headed back to work after the company was approved for a Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program loan. 18th District Representat...
Apr 15, 2020 Kristina Leahy/1470-100.3 WMBD
Three new COVID-19 cases in Tri-County
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department announced Wednesday three new cases of COVID-19 in the Tri-County area. There are 33 cases in Peoria County, 21 cases in Tazewell County, and 1...
Apr 15, 2020 Midwest Communications
Pritkzer: $4.6 billion in shortfall projected for 2020
CHICAGO -- The state of Illinois will have a projected $2.7 billion shortfall in fiscal year 2020 due to the COVID-19 crisis. It is projected that in fiscal year 2021 that number will rise to $4.6 bil...
Apr 15, 2020 Midwest Communications
Ag industry hit hard by COVID-19
PEORIA, Ill. -- Due to hundreds of cases of COVID-19 at the nation's meatpacking plants, several have had to close down operations. Deloss Jahnke, with Illinois RFD, has said in some cases, there are ...
Apr 15, 2020
Shots fired during home invasion
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called around 10:25 p.m. Tuesday to an apartment building in the 5800 block of Rosewood Drive. Peoria Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said the subjects kicked ...
Apr 15, 2020
With commerce frozen, retail sales plunge unprecedented 8.7%
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. retail sales plummeted 8.7% in March, a record drop as the viral outbreak closed down thousands of stores and shoppers stayed home. Sales fell sharply across many categories: Au...
Apr 15, 2020 Midwest Communications
