Category Archives: Top Stories
Victim of fatal crash in Tazewell County identified
GROVELAND, Ill. -- A 20-year-old Pekin woman has been identified as the victim of a fatal crash in Tazewell County. Just after 2:30 p.m., the Tazewell County Coroner's Office was called to an accident...
Dec 11, 2019 Midwest Communications
Caterpillar maintains quarterly dividend
DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Caterpillar Inc. announced Wednesday morning that the company's board of directors have voted to maintain the quarterly dividend. CAT's quarterly cash dividend will remain at $1.03 ...
Dec 11, 2019 (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Climate activist Greta Thunberg is Time 'person of the year'
NEW YORK (AP) - The 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has been named Time's youngest "person of the year." The media franchise says on its website that Thunberg is being honored for ...
Dec 11, 2019 Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg addresses plenary of U.N. climate conference during with a meeting with leading climate scientists at the COP25 summit in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. Thunberg is in Madrid where a global U.N.-sponsored climate change conference is taking place. (AP Photo/Paul White)
Goodwill Industries now offers 'GoodMoves'
PEORIA, Ill. -- Goodwill Industries of Central Illinois has a new service to help clear the clutter from your home. It's called Goodwill GoodMoves. Local Goodwill President and CEO Don Johnson said Go...
Dec 11, 2019 1470/100.3 WMBD-Mike Sabol
Fatal crash in Tazewell County
PEKIN, Ill. -- A two vehicle accident in rural Tazewell County claims the life of a Pekin woman. The crash happened shortly after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon on Springfield Road, about a quarter of a ...
Dec 10, 2019 Midwest Communications
Two dispensary locations approved by Peoria City Council
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City Council adopted ordinances for two adult use cannabis dispensaries in the city during Tuesday night's meeting. The Planning and Zoning Commission approved on a 7-0 vote...
Dec 10, 2019 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Resurrection, not demolition, for Armory
PEORIA, Ill. -- Do call it a comeback. Thanks to a major investment from developer Kim Blickenstaff, the long-dormant Peoria Armory is set for a major revitalization. Blickenstaff has become 50% owner...
Dec 10, 2019 Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD
Peoria to host IL GOP state convention in 2020
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria will host the Illinois GOP State Convention from June 11 to 13, 2020. The ILGOP Site Selection Committee chose Peoria in an unanimous vote, according to a press release Tuesday....
Dec 10, 2019 IL GOP
OSF files to develop Comprehensive Cancer Center
PEORIA, Ill. -- OSF HealthCare has filed paperwork to develop a $237 million regional cancer treatment center in Peoria. The new facility would be located on the existing OSF campus. According to the ...
Dec 10, 2019 1470/100.3 WMBD-Mike Sabol
Democrats unveil articles of impeachment against President Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats have announced two articles of impeachment charging President Donald Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The charges announced Tuesday stem from Trump's ...
Dec 10, 2019 From left House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee Maxine Waters, D-Calif., Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal and Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Adam Schiff, D-Calif., unveil articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
