Category Archives: Local News
Jeanie Cyr, wife of Peoria City Councilman Denis Cyr, passes away
PEORIA, Ill. - A longtime figure in the Peoria community, and wife of a local elected official, passed away in recent days. An obituary from the Deiters Funeral Home says Jeanie Cyr passed away Thursd...
Oct 25, 2021 From Gary Deiters Funeral Home
Pritzker: State will be ready if FDA approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children this week
CHICAGO, Ill. - Illinois Governor JB Pritzker sas the state will be ready, if the Food and Drug Administration approves a version of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for five- to eleven-year-olds. Pritzker...
Oct 25, 2021 State of Illinois
Fourth suspect in custody for deadly Mackinaw double-shooting
MACKINAW, Ill. -- A fourth suspect is now in custody the wake of a deadly double-shooting in rural Tazewell County. It happened Friday at a home outside Mackinaw on American Legion Road. 51-year-old R...
Oct 25, 2021 Photo courtesy of 25 News WEEK
Moderna says it's close to having vaccine doses for young kids
(Reuters) -Moderna Inc said on Monday its COVID-19 vaccine generated a strong immune response in children aged six to 11 years and that it plans to submit the data to global regulators soon. Moderna s...
Oct 25, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Syringes filled with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine sit on table during vaccine clinic in Southfield, Michigan, U.S., September 29, 2021. REUTERS/Emily Elconin
Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy tests positive for COVID-19
CHICAGO, Ill. -- Following Sunday's disappointing loss, Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy has tested positive for COVID-19. The Chicago Tribune reports Nagy will stay away from the team facility unti...
Oct 25, 2021 Matt Nagy (Chicago Bears)
Officials testify about 'unprecedented' mental health worker shortage
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - State and local officials are telling an Illinois Senate committee a current shortage of mental health workers is unprecedented. "There is a shortage of licensed and certified staf...
Oct 25, 2021 Kevin Simmons / CC
Flood Warning for Illinois River
LINCOLN, Ill. - The Illinois River is expected to reach flood stage and beyond later this week. That's according to the National Weather Service in Lincoln. A Flood Warning has been issued for the Ill...
Oct 25, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy (2019 File Photo)
St. Louis Cardinals name Marmol new manager
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- The St. Louis Cardinals didn't have to look too far to find their new manager. The Cardinals -- as were rumored the last few days -- named bench coach Oliver "Oli" Marmol as their ne...
Oct 25, 2021 St. Louis Cardinals
Sunday storms brought record rainfall to Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria saw nearly four inches of rain on Sunday, which broke the daily rainfall record of 1.32 inches for October 24, set back in 1975, according to news partner 25 News. Sunday's rain...
Oct 25, 2021 Midwest Communications
Police investigating potential threat at Washington High School
WASHINGTON, Ill. -- Washington Police Chief Mike McCoy says a team of investigators are looking into a threat against Washington Community High School Monday morning. McCoy spoke with news partner 25 ...
Oct 25, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
