Category Archives: Top Stories
Tazewell County gets extra funding for election matters
PEKIN, Ill. -- Just in time for election season, the Tazewell County Clerk's Office has received nearly $6,000 in grant money. Through two Federal CyberNavigator Grants, the office got north of $4,000...
Feb 24, 2020 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Setti named interim CEO of Chamber and CEO Council
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Boards of Directors of the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce and CEO Council have announced Chris Setti will be the interim CEO of both organizations until a permanent replacement ca...
Feb 24, 2020 WMBD/Jeremy Scott
Weaver proposes bill to create local minimum wages
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- State Sen. Chuck Weaver (R-Peoria) says local governments, concerned about the impact a $15 minimum wage would have on local economies, should be allowed to decide what's best for...
Feb 24, 2020 Stock Photo/Office of Chuck Weaver
India pours on the pageantry with colorful welcome for Trump
AHMEDABAD, INDIA (AP) - President Donald Trump is receiving the well-wishes of hundreds of thousands of Indians as he kicks off a whirlwind 36-hour visit to India that emphasizes pageantry over policy...
Feb 24, 2020 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump during the 'Namaste Trump' event at Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. Basking in adulation from a massive, colorful crowd, Trump and Modi lavished each other with praise Monday in a reaffirmation of U.S.-India ties as the subcontinent poured on the pageantry in a joyful welcome for the U.S. president. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Jussie Smollett to make 1st court appearance on new charges
CHICAGO (AP) - Actor Jussie Smollett is due to make his first court appearance on a new set of charges accusing him of lying to Chicago police about being the victim of a racist and homophobic attack ...
Feb 24, 2020 FILE - In this March 26, 2019, file photo, actor Jussie Smollett talks to the media before leaving Cook County Court after his charges were dropped, in Chicago. The latest twist in the Jussie Smollett saga is the revelation of a possible conflict of interest by the special prosecutor investigating why prosecutors dropped charges accusing the actor of staging a racist, homophobic attack on himself. Dan Webb disclosed this week he once co-hosted a political fundraiser for a figure central to his investigation, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx. A Cook County judge must now decide if bias or the appearance of bias renders Webb's position untenable. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)
BU issues alert following robbery near campus
PEORIA, Ill. -- Bradley University Police alerted students Sunday night to an armed robbery near campus. The incident happened around 6:30 p.m. in the 1000 block of W. Main Street, near N. University....
Feb 24, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Morton teacher among three injured after being struck by car in Chicago
CHICAGO -- Three people from Morton have been hospitalized in Chicago after being struck by a car as they were crossing the street. WBBM-TV in Chicago has reported that three pedestrians were struck b...
Feb 23, 2020 Photo Courtesy of Chicago Fire Department
Family safe after kitchen fire Saturday
PEORIA, Ill. -- A kitchen fire Saturday in Peoria caused $10,000 in damage to the home. Peoria Firefighters/Paramedics responded to the call just before noon; and the home, located at 422 E. Arcadia, ...
Feb 23, 2020 Midwest Communications
Sanders scores big win in Nevada
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Bernie Sanders has scored a resounding victory in Nevada's presidential caucuses. His win on Saturday cements his status as the Democrats' national front-runner, though it's also esca...
Feb 23, 2020 AP Photo/John Locher
Police look for pair passing bad checks in the area
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- Police are looking for two men who are passing bad checks in Peoria and around central Illinois. The two are accused of cashing the bogus checks in Peoria, East Peoria, Morton and...
Feb 22, 2020 (File/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
