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Peoria Symphony Orchestra Executive Director to retire
PEORIA, Ill. - The person in charge of the Peoria Symphony Orchestra for the last decade will retire in about a month and a half. The Symphony says Executive Director Susan Hoffman will retire at the ...
Mar 11, 2022 Peoria Symphony Orchestra
Metamora Boys Basketball to vie for 3A State Tltle
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Metamora High School's boys basketball team will head to the state championship game. The Redbirds will face Springfield Sacred Heart Griffin in the IHSA Class 3A title game Saturday...
Mar 11, 2022 (25 News)
Heddington Oaks to be converted into youth mental health and substance abuse treatment facility
WEST PEORIA, Ill. - The future is bright for the former Heddington Oaks facility in West Peoria. At least, that's how UnityPoint Central Illinois CEO Doctor Keith Knepp sees it, now that the hospital ...
Mar 11, 2022 (UnityPoint Health)
IDOT: Major I-474 resurfacing and work on Mcnaughton Bridge starts Monday
PEORIA, Ill. -- IDOT has planned to resume road and bridge work that is sure to impact commuters in the coming days. Transportation officials announced Friday that work on the John T. McNaughton Bridg...
Mar 11, 2022 Midwest Communications
Bustos: Americans must place all blame on Vladimir Putin
PEORIA, Ill -- Central Illinois Democratic Congresswoman Cheri Bustos says the division among Americans about who and what to blame for the current state of world affairs must ease. "We should be rall...
Mar 11, 2022 (File) Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD
PPD: No vehicles were stolen from Peoria BMW dealership
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police say no vehicles were stolen from a BMW dealership on W. Pioneer Parkway, after it was burglarized early Thursday morning. Earlier, Illinois State Police said they'd helpe...
Mar 11, 2022 MWC-PPD
Russia regroups after setbacks; Ukraine says psychiatric hospital hit
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russian forces bearing down on Kyiv are regrouping northwest of the Ukrainian capital, satellite pictures showed, and Britain said on Friday Moscow could now be planning an a...
Mar 11, 2022 Members of the Ukrainian forces sit on a military vehicle amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in the Vyshgorod region near Kyiv, Ukraine March 10, 2022. REUTERS/Serhii Nuzhnenko
U.S. Senate passes $1.5 trillion gov't funding bill with Ukraine aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved legislation providing $1.5 trillion to fund the federal government through Sept. 30 and to allocate $13.6 billion to aid Ukraine. The 2,700-...
Mar 11, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Capitol building as the sunrises in Washington, U.S., February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Actor Jussie Smollett sentenced to probation, jail time for staging hate crime
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Chicago court on Thursday sentenced actor Jussie Smollett, one-time star of the TV drama "Empire," to 30 months probation and 150 days in jail for staging a hate crime against hi...
Mar 10, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett arrives at court for his arraignment on renewed felony charges in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. February 24, 2020. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski
Possible skirmish on Peoria's south side leaves woman shot and wounded
PEORIA, Ill. -- A ver busy night for Peoria Police Wednesday included several reported shooting incidents and one woman was reportedly found shot and seriously injured. PPD has released more details a...
Mar 10, 2022 1470 & 100.3 WMBD
