Category Archives: Top Stories
UPDATE: Pekin Mayor resigns early
UPDATED 2:45 P.M. PEKIN, Ill. -Pekin Mayor Mark Luft has resigned. Luft stepped down ahead of Monday evening's Pekin City Council meeting. He indicated he's been offered a good opportunity, but didn't...
Jan 23, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Los Angeles authorities begin identifying Monterey Park shooting victims
(Reuters) - The Los Angeles county coroner's office on Monday began identifying the 10 people killed in the Lunar New Year massacre inside a popular dance parlor in Monterey Park, California. The coro...
Jan 23, 2023 A man lights a candle at the entrance of the Star Ballroom Dance Studio after a mass shooting during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Monterey Park, California, U.S. January 23, 2023. REUTERS/David Swanson
Brothers face federal COVID-19 fraud charges
PEORIA, Ill. - Two Peoria residents are the latest to be indicted on federal charges of making false statements in order to get COVID-19 relief funds. The U.S. Attorney's office says a grand jury last...
Jan 23, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
U.S. hits Iran with new sanctions over crackdown on protests
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Cooperative Foundation and senior Iranian officials, stepping up pressure on Tehr...
Jan 23, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A bronze seal for the Department of the Treasury is shown at the U.S. Treasury building in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Steger's Furniture expanding into Peoria
PEKIN, Ill. - Steger's Furniture announced Monday they are expanding with a second location in Peoria. The company announced they will be opening new store at the North Point Shopping Center in North ...
Jan 23, 2023 (Steger's)
U.S. FDA proposes shift to annual COVID vaccine shots
(Reuters) -The U.S. health regulator on Monday proposed one dose of the latest updated COVID-19 shot annually for healthy adults, similar to the influenza immunization campaign, as it aims to simplify...
Jan 23, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A nurse fills up syringes with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines for residents who are over 50 years old and immunocompromised and are eligible to receive their second booster shots in Waterford, Michigan, U.S., April 8, 2022. REUTERS/Emily Elconin
Cheap Trick coming to Peoria this spring
PEORIA, Ill. -- Cheap Trick is coming to the Peoria Civic Center. The iconic rockers are heading back on tour, with a stop at the Peoria Civic Center Theater on April 25. Tickets go on sale this Frida...
Jan 23, 2023 Raph_PH / CC
Tax filing season begins Monday
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The tax filing season gets underway on Monday, January 23. The Illinois Department of Revenue is now accepting state tax returns. "We encourage taxpayers to try My Tax Illinois, o...
Jan 23, 2023 Midwest Communications
Silent protest in support of Peoria's Planned Parenthood
PEORIA, Ill. -- With signs reading 'Terrorism doesn't play in Peoria,' and messages about the next generation's access to rights, dozens came out to Peoria's Planned Parenthood Sunday to show their so...
Jan 23, 2023 (25 News)
California shooting suspect kills himself after Lunar New Year massacre
MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (Reuters) -A 72-year-old gunman killed himself when approached by police on Sunday, about 12 hours after he had carried out a Lunar New Year massacre at a dance club that left 10...
Jan 23, 2023 A police officer walks near the location of a mass shooting during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Monterey Park, California, U.S. January 22, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake
