Category Archives: Local News
Peoria Chamber Prez joins statewide business leaders of color virtual conference
PEORIA, Ill. -- President and CEO of the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce and the Peoria CEO Council Joshua Gunn joined four other business leaders of color from around the state as part of a Thursday ...
Rick Hirschmann Mar 05, 2021 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Local COVID roundup 3/5: Region 2 dips below 100
PEORIA, Ill. -- No one in Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties between Thursday and Friday passed away from COVID-19. The new case count was notably low, too, compared with recent counts, with 39 n...
Rick Hirschmann Mar 05, 2021 Midwest Communications
Peoria Riverfront Museum reopening Saturday with new exhibitions
PEORIA, Ill. -- After being shut down in November due to COVID-19 mitigations, the Peoria Riverfront Museum will reopen Saturday, March 6. When visitors return to the museum, there will be new exhibit...
Dalton Kemper Mar 05, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
State COVID roundup 3/5: another milestone surpassed
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- More than 3 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been received by Illinoisans. With a record 131,882 doses administered between Thursday and Friday, the Illinois Department ...
Rick Hirschmann Mar 05, 2021 Midwest Communications
U.S. job growth beats expectations in February
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. jobs increased more than expected in February amid falling new COVID-19 cases, quickening vaccination rates and additional pandemic relief money from the government, puttin...
Julia Bradley Mar 05, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Construction workers wait in line to do a temperature test to return to the job site after lunch, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Bradley alum chosen to lead Illinois Democrats
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, a graduate of Bradley University, is the new leader of the Illinois Democratic Party. Kelly, who serves Illinois' 2nd Congressional District , was not Gov. ...
Julia Bradley Mar 05, 2021 (25 News)
Health Department moving to new phase in vax distribution
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department Thursday provided a vaccination distribution update and announced an additional way individuals can schedule first dose vaccination appointment...
Ben Pollard Mar 04, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Local COVID roundup 3/4: long-term care resident dies
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria County woman in her 70s is the latest area resident to succumb to COVID-19. She lived at Cornerstone. A total of 52 people throughout Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties b...
Rick Hirschmann Mar 04, 2021 Midwest Communications
YouTube will lift ban on Trump channel when risk of violence decreases: CEO
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's YouTube will lift its suspension on former U.S. President Donald Trump's channel when it determines the risk of real-world violence has decreased, the company's CEO, Susan W...
Rick Hirschmann Mar 04, 2021 REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
State COVID roundup 3/4: Daily vaccines administered on the rise
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Thursday reported more than 93,000 COVID-19 vaccines were administered Wednesday in the state. The state is also expected to surpas...
Dalton Kemper Mar 04, 2021 Midwest Communications