Category Archives: Local News
COVID-19 levels unchanged from last week
CHICAGO, Ill. - The risk of COVID-19 in the Peoria-area remains unchanged from last week. Peoria and Tazewell Counties remain at medium spread level. Woodford County is still at a low level of risk. T...
Mar 4, 2023 (Centers for Disease Control)
State legislators proposing bills to improve literacy and add new courses
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois legislators are proposing bills to change how certain subjects are taught, and to add new courses. One goal for this year is to improve reading and writing skills among Il...
Mar 4, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Park District receives state grant to buy land
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Park District is hopeful to complete the puzzle of gaps on one of its trail systems. The district is receiving a $255,000 state OSLAD grant for the propose of acquiring 40 ac...
Mar 4, 2023 (Peoria Park District)
Former PPS employee arrested after alleged inappropriate relationship with minor
PEORIA, Ill. - A 20-year-old Peoria woman was arrested Thursday on charges related to an inappropriate relationship with a minor. Peoria Police on February 17th responded to the area of West Lake and ...
Mar 3, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Peoria County monitoring norovirus cases
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Health Department says their monitoring norovirus cases. The department says outbreaks have been increasing in Peoria County and the Midwest. It's referred to as a "st...
Mar 3, 2023 (Peoria County Health Department)
Pritzker proposes program to address teacher shortages in Illinois
ELGIN, Ill. - Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is proposing additional education funding to address teacher shortages across the state. Data from the Illinois State Board of Education shows 3,558 unfil...
Mar 3, 2023 (State of Illinois)
LaHood urges responsible spending for Ukrainian war effort
PEORIA, Ill. - A local congressman says the war in Ukraine is just and needed, but he wants to see financial support from the United States spent wisely. Roughly a year after the conflict between Ukra...
Mar 3, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Mendoza pushes for law requiring greater deposits in 'rainy day' fund
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - A bill that would trigger automatic payments into the state's so-called "rainy day" fund is heading to the Illinois House for consideration after unanimous passag...
Mar 3, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Illinois Comptroller's Office)
Updated: Meeting, UAW ratification vote next weekend
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- United Auto Workers 974 members will be meeting next weekend to ratify the tentative agreement with Caterpillar. According to 25 News, the four meetings to explain the tentative a...
Mar 2, 2023 Caterpillar's former downtown Peoria headquarters (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Park District receives state grant for Lakeview Park
PEORIA, Ill. - Lakeview Park in Peoria will have a new way for people to cool off on hot, summer days. The Peoria Park District received a state OSLAD grant worth $600,000 to replace the outdoor swimm...
Mar 2, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
