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Economic leaders discuss results from The Big Table
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria-area economic leaders on Tuesday released a report related to discussions generated through The Big Table. Morton Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Leigh Ann Brown says more...
Feb 28, 2023 Joshua Gunn speaking at event to speak of results from The Big Table/T.J. Carson 1470 and 100.3 WMBD
PIA receives Phase 2 Grant for new tower
PEORIA, Ill. -- The US Department of Transportation on Tuesday announced a Phase 2 Grant for the General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport. The $14 million grant, provided through the Infr...
Feb 28, 2023 (Courtesy of flypia.com)
U.S. house price inflation cools further in December
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. single-family home prices in December increased at their slowest pace since the summer of 2020, surveys showed on Tuesday, but tight supply could limit an anticipated decli...
Feb 28, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A "For Rent, For Sale" sign is seen outside of a home in Washington, U.S., July 7, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger
US Supreme Court debates legality of Biden student debt relief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments over the legality of President Joe Biden's plan to cancel $430 billion in student debt for about 40 million borrowers, with the just...
Feb 28, 2023 Supporters of student loan debt relief rally in front of the Supreme Court as the justices are scheduled to hear oral arguments in two cases involving President Joe Biden's bid to reinstate his plan to cancel billions of dollars in student debt in Washington, U.S., February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
National synchronized skating championships at Peoria Civic Center this week
PEORIA, Ill. - National skating champions will be crowned at the Peoria Civic Center this week. The U.S. Figure Skating Synchronized Skating Championships start Wednesday at the Civic Center, continui...
Feb 28, 2023 RichardBH / CC
Man pleads guilty to reduced charge for 2021 Peoria homicide
PEORIA, Ill. -- A man has been sentenced to 27-years in prison for the murder of Bobby King two years ago. Odis Jackson, 27, took a plea deal in Peoria County Court. In exchange, prosecutors dropped a...
Feb 28, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Masks required again at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
PEORIA, Ill. -- Staff, patients and visitors will be required to wear face masks again starting Tuesday (February 28) at OSF HealthCare's St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria due to elevated COVID-19 ...
Feb 28, 2023 (OSF HealthCare)
Peoria man arrested on gun charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man was arrested after a gun was allegedly fired inside a home early Monday morning. Peoria Police were called to the area of N. Gale and W. Richwoods just before 4:30 A.M., fi...
Feb 27, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
White House: No definitive conclusion in US government on COVID origin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There has not been a definitive conclusion and consensus in the U.S. government on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said ...
Feb 27, 2023 FILE PHOTO: John Kirby, National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications, answers questions during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 17, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Oklahoma twisters injure 12, leave thousands without power
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Crews in central Oklahoma on Monday were assessing the damage and clearing debris left behind by a string of rare February tornadoes that roared through the area overnight, knockin...
Feb 27, 2023 Cars that were hit by a tornado lay in a pile in a damaged neighborhood in Norman, Oklahoma, U.S. February 27, 2023. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
