Category Archives: Local News
Pritzker signs executive order to address homelessness
CHICAGO, Ill. - Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has issued another executive order. But he says this one will deal with the growing problem of homelessness. The Governor says he's establishing a task fo...
Sep 03, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Peoria Ameren workers among those assisting with power restoration after Ida
PEORIA, Ill. -- A caravan of Ameren Illinois bucket and line trucks arrived in Louisiana Friday to support power restoration efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, including two Peoria crew member...
Sep 03, 2021 Courtesy: Ameren Illinois
160 Illinois National Guard members being used in Ida relief
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday approximately 160 members of the Illinois Army National Guard are being activated in support of Hurricane Ida relief efforts. "As states across t...
Sep 03, 2021 The National Guard / CC
Biden to visit Louisiana to see Hurricane Ida damage, New Jersey death toll rises
WASHINGTON/NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden travels to Louisiana on Friday to get a first-hand look at the destruction wrought by Hurricane Ida, the monster storm that devastated the so...
Sep 03, 2021 A stop sign lies damaged at a street corner in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in Grand Isle, Louisiana, U.S., September 2, 2021. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
U.S. job growth slows sharply in August; unemployment rate falls to 5.2%
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in August amid a softening in demand for services and persistent worker shortages as COVID-19 infections soared, but the pace was enoug...
Sep 03, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A sign advertising job openings is seen while people walk into the store in New York City, New York, U.S., August 6, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
U.S. Senator Manchin wants a pause in Democrats' push for $3.5 trillion spending bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Joe Manchin on Thursday urged fellow Democrats to pause in their push to enact a $3.5 trillion spending bill encompassing much of President Joe Biden's domestic agenda, ...
Sep 03, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks during a hearing on a budget request for the Department of the Interior for 2022 on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 27, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
With latest COVID-19 update, local health officials remain concerned, frustrated
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria City/County Health Department Administrator Monica Hendrickson is more than a little frustrated by this point in the COVID-19 pandemic. "I'm still...not understanding, both perso...
Sep 02, 2021 Jenifer Hopwood, Chief Nursing Officer, OSF HealthCare St. Francis Medical Center (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
32-year-old man arrested for trying to steal ATM
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police have arrested a 32-year-old man for attempting to steal an ATM machine on Aug. 15 in front of Theo's Ice Cream. Video showed the suspect trying to steal the machine in th...
Sep 02, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Eight arrested on drug charges at Summer Camp
PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois State Police say they made a number of arrests on felony drug charges during the recent Summer Camp music festival in Chillicothe. Troopers Wednesday announced the arrests of e...
Sep 02, 2021 Photo: Rick Hirschmann
IDOT: Expect more police over Labor Day weekend
SPRINGFIELD, Ill -- As expected, drivers across Illinois can expect to see a heightened police presence over Labor Day weekend, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). IDOT, alo...
Sep 02, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD
