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Illinois students allowed more voting time
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- A new state law will give Illinois students time to vote during the school day. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a bill on Wednesday that will allow students to vote during ...
Jan 22, 2020 Midwest Communications
Peoria Park District issuing bonds for capital improvements
PEORIA, Ill. -- Bonds were the main topic of discussion at the Wednesday night Peoria Park District Board of Trustees meeting. The board held a public hearing concerning the intent of issuing $5 milli...
Jan 22, 2020 Dalton Kemper/1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Park District gets big boost
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Park District found out Tuesday it's the recipient of a grant worth over a half-million dollars. The Open Space Land Acquisition and Development grant, which is administered...
Jan 22, 2020 Peoria Park District/Facebook
A sneak peak inside the future Peoria Innovation Hub
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Innovation Hub opened its doors Wednesday to show the community plans for what the facility will be. Kip McCoy, Director of the Office of Innovation Management for OSF Healt...
Jan 22, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Monty Python star Terry Jones dies at 77
LONDON (AP) - Terry Jones, a member of the Monty Python troupe that revolutionized British comedy, has died at 77. Jones family says he died Tuesday evening at his home in London after "after a long, ...
Jan 22, 2020 Terry Jones poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the musical Bend It Like Beckham in London, Wednesday, June 24, 2015. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
Collins: Expect more snow, rain and slush going into the weekend
PEORIA, Ill. -- The next round of winter weather headed for the Peoria area is expected to drop several inches of new snow by Saturday. News partner 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins predicts ...
Jan 22, 2020 Midwest Communications
Travelers flying into O'Hare from China to be screened
CHICAGO (AP) - Travelers arriving at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport from Wuhan, China will be screened for the respiratory coronavirus. Tuesday's decision by the Centers for Disease Control an...
Jan 22, 2020 Passengers wear masks to prevent an outbreak of a new coronavirus in the high speed train station, in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. The first case of coronavirus in Macao was confirmed on Wednesday, according to state broadcaster CCTV. The infected person, a 52-year-old woman, was a traveller from Wuhan. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Senate approves impeachment trial rules, rejecting witnesses
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has approved rules for President Donald Trump's trial on two articles of impeachment. Nearly 13 hours after the first full day of the trial began, senators voted along par...
Jan 22, 2020 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks from the Senate chamber as the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump concludes on Capitol Hill in Washington, early Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
NuMed awaits conditional use approval from EP council
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- The East Peoria City Council Tuesday night discussed a first reading for a location in the city to sell recreational cannabis. Commissioner Mark Hill said the law allows current e...
Jan 21, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
New virus from China confirmed in the US
SEATTLE (AP) - The U.S. has its first case of a new virus that was found only last month in China, but health officials say they believe the virus' overall risk to the American public remains low. A W...
Jan 21, 2020 (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
