Category Archives: Local News
Gutter workers injured in rural LaSalle County
STREATOR, Ill. - Five people received an electrical shock in LaSalle County while they installed a gutter on a house. The LaSalle County Sheriff's Department says it happened in rural Streator. The em...
Will Stevenson Jul 12, 2022 Brendan Riley / CC
Grand jury indicts Peoria man for city's 10th homicide
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has officially indicted a man for the Peoria's 10th homicide of the year. Peoria County Circuit Court records indicate the grand jury has formally charged Rev...
Will Stevenson Jul 12, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
Animal at Peoria Zoo dies
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Park District says one of the animals at the Peoria Zoo has died. Zoo officials say "Brody" -- a male mandrill -- had only been at the zoo "a relatively short period of time"...
Will Stevenson Jul 12, 2022 (Peoria Park District)
Bailey, in Peoria, says he can win Chicago
PEORIA, Ill. - State Senator and Republican Gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey says he thinks he can get votes in Chicago in the November election. Bailey, speaking to several dozen supporters at t...
Will Stevenson Jul 12, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Rivian to address layoffs, restructuring at Friday meeting
(Reuters) -Electric truck maker Rivian Automotive will brief employees on Friday on potential layoffs and plans to suspend some programs as part of a broader restructuring, Chief Executive R.J. Scarin...
Will Stevenson Jul 12, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The logo for electric vehicle company Rivian is seen on the hood of its R1T all-electric truck in Mill Valley, California, U.S., January 25, 2020. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino/File Photo
Central Illinois emergency expo could serve as effective recruiting event
PEORIA, Ill -- It's gotten more and more difficult to find qualified staff in many workplaces, including those which involve emergency response. An event planned for Tuesday in Peoria might help with ...
Cooper Banks Jul 12, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Umholtz talks more about stepping down as State's Attorney and stepping up as a judge
PEKIN, Ill. - Tazewell County State's Attorney Stewart Umholtz says simply put, it was time for a change. That's why he says he's running for judge in the November election -- so far, unopposed -- and...
Will Stevenson Jul 12, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Expert calls Long COVID study the "needed next phase"
PEORIA, Ill. -- One expert on COVID-19 in Illinois says the newly announced National Institutes of Health funded "long COVID" study coming to Central Illinois should serve as a major benefit for futur...
Cooper Banks Jul 12, 2022 Midwest Communications
Midwest Food Bank participates in Day of Action in D.C.
NORMAL, Ill. -- Midwest Food Bank is participating in a Day of Action to Fight Against Food Waste and Food Insecurity on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, to support the Food Donation Improv...
Julia Bradley Jul 12, 2022 State Farm / CC
U of I brings part of national "Long COVID" research study to Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Fighting the COVID-19 pandemic has been described by some doctors as "flying a plane before it's finished being built." That's why studies are getting underway now that are examining th...
Will Stevenson Jul 11, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
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