Category Archives: Local News
Mayor Ali reflects on first 100 days in office, looks forward to next 100
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Mayor Rita Ali addressed the media Thursday, marking her first 100 days in office. "Outside of motherhood, it is the most important job I've ever had, and I'm committed to givin...
Aug 12, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Biden to urge Congress to lower prescription drug costs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday will call on U.S. lawmakers to enact legislation aimed at lowering drug prices, including allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices and imp...
Aug 12, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Pharmaceutical tablets and capsules are arranged in the shape of a U.S. dollar sign on a table in this picture illustration taken in Ljubljana August 20, 2014. REUTERS/Srdjan Zivulovic/File Photo
U.S. jobless claims fall as labor market recovery continues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, a sign that the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic continues to gather momentum. Initia...
Aug 12, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A Panda Express restaurant displays a "Now Hiring" sign in Tampa, Florida, U.S., June 1, 2021. REUTERS/Octavio Jones
Overnight shooting leaves two injured in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called just before 1:30 a.m. Thursday to the Marathon Gas Station in the 1900 block of W. Forrest Hill on reports of a shooting. Responding officers found a male vic...
Aug 12, 2021 Midwest Communications
U.S. to release census data used for legislative redistricting
(Reuters) - The U.S. Census Bureau will release data on Thursday from the 2020 census that states will use to draw congressional and state legislative districts for the next decade, marking the start ...
Aug 12, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Census signage is seen at an event in Queens, New York City, U.S., February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Vacant home fire sees $10,000 in damage Wednesday
PEORIA, Ill. -- A vacant, boarded up house caught fire Wednesday at 818 S. Shelley. Peoria Fire responded to the scene at 12:30 p.m. and found no one inside after searching the home. Heavy smoke and f...
Aug 11, 2021 1470&100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Comcast launches WiFi 'Lift Zones' in Peoria area
PEORIA, Ill. -- Comcast Wednesday announced the launch of new WiFi-connected "Lift Zones" at community centers in the Peoria area. According to Comcast, Lift Zones are safe spaces where students and f...
Aug 11, 2021 The Comcast Lift Zone at the Lawncrest Rec Center on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020 in Philadelphia. (Jeff Fusco/Comcast 2020)
IDPH launches online 'Vax Verfiy' system
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is launching Vax Verify, a new immunization portal that will allow Illinois adults to check their COVID-19 vaccination record. Acco...
Aug 11, 2021 Midwest Communications
Democratic divisions emerge on Senate's $3.5 trln spending plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hours after the U.S. Senate approved a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint chock-full of investments in new domestic programs, fissures emerged between the moderate and liberal wings ...
Aug 11, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Vehicles are parked outside the U.S. Capitol building the morning the Senate returned to session in Washington, DC, U.S., July 31, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Update: Peoria fire victim identified
PEORIA, Ill. -- An early morning house fire in Peoria has left a man dead. The fire broke out just before 5 a.m. Wednesday in the 5000 block of Endres. Fire Battalion Chief Michael Hughes said a neigh...
Aug 11, 2021 Midwest Communications
