Category Archives: Top Stories
Pritzker: 'Cautiously optimistic' state is turning corner on COVID-19 cases following Delta, Omicron surge
CHICAGO, Ill. - Is the State of Illinois finally turning the corner on COVID-19 as the Omicron and Delta variants have taken their toll? With overall daily case numbers and hospitalizations seemingly ...
Jan 19, 2022 Midwest Communications
Police investigating threats, vandalism at closed hospital
GALESBURG, Ill. - Police have reportedly been investigating threats and vandalism made surrounding the closure of a local hospital. Our news partner 25 news -- through sister station KWQC -- reports p...
Jan 19, 2022 Courtesy Rick Heath
U.S. Supreme Court Justices Sotomayor, Gorsuch deny rift over masks
(Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday issued an unusual joint statement from liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor and conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch denying a rift between them over wearing a f...
Jan 19, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch (top R) smiles as he joins his fellow justices, including Chief Justice John Roberts (L-R), Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Justice Clarence Thomas and Justice Stephen Breyer, in taking a new family photo including Gorsuch, their most recent addition, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Morton School District joins state lawsuit over COVID-19 protocols
MORTON, Ill. - The Morton School District is moving forward with being a part of a lawsuit being filed against the Illinois State Board of Education regarding rules imposed surrounding the COVID-19 pa...
Jan 19, 2022 Morton School District
U.S. vows 'relentless' diplomacy to avert Russian attack on Ukraine
KYIV (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that Russia could launch a new attack on Ukraine at very short notice but Washington would pursue diplomacy as long as it coul...
Jan 19, 2022 Snipers take part in military exercises at a firing ground of the Ukrainian armed forces in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, January 17, 2022. REUTERS/Anna Kudriavtseva
Peoria City Soccer will start this summer
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's long-planned soccer team will officially launch later this year. The owners and management of the Peoria City soccer team, described as "pre-professional," have been delayed th...
Jan 19, 2022 Peoria City Soccer (file)
Candidate drops out of Peoria County Sheriff's race days after jumping in
UPDATED 1:55 P.M. PEORIA, Ill -- Just days since announcing a run for Peoria County sheriff, one candidate is reportedly now dropping out. Long-time Deputy Blaine Duhs announced on Saturday that he wo...
Jan 19, 2022 Blaine Duhs for Peoria County Sheriff via Facebook
Chief: PPD adding LPR cameras to fight crime
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria experienced a high number of violent crimes in 2021, many of them involving vehicles. Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria told WMBD's "The Greg and Dan Show", they've got a new ...
Jan 19, 2022 MWC-PPD
University of Michigan agrees to $490 million sexual-abuse settlement, AP reports
(Reuters) -The University of Michigan has reached a $490 million settlement over sexual assault allegations against former sports doctor Robert Anderson, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday. A ...
Jan 19, 2022 Midwest Communications
Luft seeking re-election in Illinois House
PEKIN, Ill. -- Pekin Mayor and State Representative Mark Luft has officially launched his re-election bid for the Illinois House. "The communities in my district are my priority. Effective conservativ...
Jan 19, 2022 (Photo courtesy of City of Pekin)
