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Pritzker issues COVID-19 exclusion order for schools
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. --Gov. JB Pritzker issued a new executive order Tuesday regarding exclusion from school for students and staff who test positive for COVID-19. The order also addresses protocols for ...
Jan 12, 2022 State of Illinois/Illinois Information Service
Peoria using COVID funds for park improvements, job training for the homeless
PEORIA, Ill. -- The cost of a new training restaurant for Peoria's homeless and upgrades for one of the city's oldest parks will come from federal COVID-19 funds. The city council Tuesday night approv...
Jan 12, 2022 (File-1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy)
Grand jury files murder charges against wanted Peoria man
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria man still wanted for the city's only two homicides so far this year has now been indicted by a grand jury. Court records indicate a Peoria County grand jury is filing four co...
Jan 11, 2022 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria Police
Pekin City Council delays vote on council member's censure, residents speak
PEKIN, Ill. - A family man. A volunteer. A longstanding member of the Pekin community. A dog owner. Those are some of the words supporters of Pekin City Council member Lloyd Orrick are using, even as ...
Jan 11, 2022 Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD
Manchin's reluctance leaves Democrats' U.S. voting rights bill at risk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democrats' efforts to pass voting rights legislation in Congress appeared in jeopardy on Tuesday, as a centrist Democratic senator said he had little interest in a strategy...
Jan 11, 2022 U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) confer before addressing reporters following the weekly senate party caucus luncheons at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. July 9, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Biden, top officials defend COVID response amid Omicron surge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden and top health officials on Tuesday defended the government's response to the unrelenting pandemic as daily U.S. COVID-19 cases reached a new high, largely fu...
Jan 11, 2022 Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, responds to Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) as he testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to examine the federal response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and new emerging variants at Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S. January 11, 2022. Shawn Thew/Pool via REUTERS
State Rep. announces run for Illinois Treasurer
DIXON, Ill. - A member of the Illinois House Republican leadership team is setting his sights on a statewide office. State Representative Tom Demmer of the Dixon area is using social media to make his...
Jan 11, 2022 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/State Rep. Tom Demmer
Man faces weapons charges after allegedly firing gun during fight
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man is jailed after allegedly pulling a gun and firing a shot during a fight Monday night. Peoria Police say Bilal Wilkins, 27, was arrested after a later traffic stop on charg...
Jan 11, 2022 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail
Former East Peoria school transportation director arrested on felony sex charges
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - An East Peoria man who was the transportation director for the high school there is facing felony sex charges. Our news partner 25 News reports Shawn Dasgupta, 40, was arrested Dec...
Jan 11, 2022 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Tazewell County Jail via 25 News
Peoria Police arrest juvenile for Woodford County vehicle burglaries
UPDATED 12:42 p.m. PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say they've arrested a juvenile who may be responsible for some recent vehicle burglaries in Woodford County. Police say a Special Response Team went to...
Jan 11, 2022 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
