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ICC relieves students of $1.1 million in debt
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois Central College is using COVID-19 relief money to eliminate $1.1 million in student debt. The college says student accounts having outstanding balances for tuition, fees, ...
Will Stevenson Nov 04, 2021 Illinois Central College
Health Department says new COVID cases trending upward, but may not be as bad as last year
PEORIA, Ill. - Local health officials are concerned about what they see as another uptick in confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Tri-County area, after weeks where increases weren't as high. Peoria City/C...
Will Stevenson Nov 04, 2021 Midwest Communications
Viral Peoria Parks officer photo shows love for law enforcement
Peoria, Ill -- There's at least one kid in Peoria who may still want to be a police officer when they grow up. It's a child named Sophia, who's gone viral on social media for a photo she took with a P...
Cooper Banks Nov 04, 2021
Teacher reportedly attacked at Peoria school
PEORIA, Ill. - A teacher at a Peoria school is believed to have been attacked, and not much is officially known about it. Peoria Federation of Teachers president Jeff Adkins-Dutro did not return WMBD'...
Will Stevenson Nov 04, 2021 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Tribute dinner among fundraising efforts going on for Central Illinois Easterseals
PEORIA, Ill. - The annual Easterseals Tribute Dinner will honor a local businessman and developer who certainly has done a lot of both in recent years. This year's dinner is Friday night, and CEO Stev...
Will Stevenson Nov 04, 2021 Easter Seals of Central Illinois
Peoria parents encouraged to sign kids up for new Pfizer shots
Peoria, Ill -- Local public health officials say they're ready to begin scheduling 5 to 11-year-olds for the newly approved Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines. The FDA and CDC have given the low-dose vaccinatio...
Cooper Banks Nov 04, 2021 Midwest Communications
ICC names Ali's replacement
PEORIA, Ill. -- Illinois Central College has selected one of its deans to fill the role on campus formerly held by Peoria Mayor Rita Ali. The school on Wednesday named Arnitria Shaw as ICC's Vice Pres...
Julia Bradley Nov 04, 2021 (Illinois Central College)
Secretary of State expands ID program for people leaving prison
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White says a pilot program that tried out giving people released from prison state identification cards worked, and is now being expanded. White c...
Will Stevenson Nov 03, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Hispanic-owned businesses get Discover Peoria spotlight
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Area Convention and Visitors Bureau is moving to another important part of the city's resident and business population. After recent work to highlight black-owned businesses ...
Will Stevenson Nov 03, 2021 Discover Peoria
Retirements, staffing shortages challenge Peoria's snow plow team
Peoria, Ill -- Thanks to ongoing impacts from the pandemic, the team of snow plow drivers in Peoria will remain smaller than in pre-COVID winters. The City's Public Works assistant director Sie Maroon...
Cooper Banks Nov 03, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
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