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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 02, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Heights receives federal money for Prospect Rd. project
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - The federal government is providing help to Peoria Heights for improvements to about a mile of Prospect Rd. The town will be receiving $2 million in grants for improvements alon...
Mar 02, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Kroger's upbeat annual profit view surprises Wall Street
(Reuters) - Kroger Co on Thursday reported bumper quarterly results and forecast annual profit above Wall Street estimates, as the U.S. grocer bets on higher food prices and embarks on cost-cutting me...
Mar 02, 2023 FILE PHOTO: An undated handout photo shows Kroger grocery delivery bags in the U.S. obtained by Reuters on June 15, 2022. Kroger/Handout via REUTERS
Yard waste collection returns next week in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- It's a sure sign spring is on the way. Peoria's city-wide yard waste collection will begin again Monday, March 13. The city reminds everyone that yard waste materials include grass cli...
Mar 02, 2023 John Loo / CC
Report: Local nursing home erred after patient injury contributed to death
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- A state health department report finds a local rehab center erred when a patient there fell, and later died last spring. In May of 2022, a patient with a long list of pre-existing...
Mar 02, 2023 zeevveez / CC
Biden seeks $1.6 billion to tackle COVID relief fraud ahead of Republican probes
(Reuters) - President Joe Biden plans to ask Congress to provide $1.6 billion in new funding to tackle fraud tied to U.S. pandemic relief programs and help victims of identity theft, the White House s...
Mar 02, 2023 President Joe Biden speaks before signing two bills aimed at combating fraud in the COVID-19 small business relief programs at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 5, 2022. Evan Vucci/Pool via REUTERS
Bradley's Coach Wardle named MVC Coach of the Year
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Bradley University Head Men's Basketball Coach Brian Wardle has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year. The announcement was made during the MVC Awards Banquet o...
Mar 02, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Details of some items allegedly taken by Bradley University official known
PEORIA, Ill. - More details are now known about the arrest of a Bradley University official. 66-year-old Shelley Hawkins is accused of stealing multiple packages from the apartment complex she lived i...
Mar 01, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Caterpillar and UAW tentative agreement details released
PEORIA, Ill. - Details of a tentative six-year agreement between Caterpillar and the UAW have been released. The previous deal expired at midnight Wednesday, and the agreement was struck right before ...
Mar 01, 2023 (Caterpillar)
Wednesday morning Peoria house fire believed to be arson
PEORIA, Ill. - A house in South Peoria sustained major damage Wednesday morning after a fire that investigators initially believe is arson. The fire was reported at around 7:15 A.M. in the area of S. ...
Mar 01, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
