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Peoria man wanted by Bloomington Police
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - A Peoria man is wanted by police in Bloomington after allegedly not showing up for a court date. Bloomington Police say Carl Herrman, 75, whose last known address was in Peoria, is...
Nov 23, 2021 CarlHerrman (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Bloomington Police)
ICC Promises candidates for local I.T. jobs but needs help with $15M grant first
Peoria, Ill -- Illinois Central College in Peoria wants to educate more future I.T. pro's for local businesses, but -- ICC says it needs millions in grant money to make that happen...and they need you...
Nov 23, 2021
U.S. govt asks court to immediately lift stay on COVID vaccine rule
(Reuters) - The U.S. government asked a federal appeals court to immediately lift a court-ordered stay on a sweeping workplace COVID-19 vaccine rule to avoid "enormous" harm to public health, or alter...
Nov 23, 2021 FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A syringe is filled with a dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine at a pop-up community vaccination center at the Gateway World Christian Center in Valley Stream, New York, U.S., February 23, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Children's Home seeking help to make the holidays special
PEORIA, Ill. -- Imagine having to find gifts for over 1,700 children. CEO Matt George says that's how many kids receive assistance from the Children's Home Association of Illinois each month with over...
Nov 23, 2021 Children's Home Association of Illinois
Peoria County crash claims man's life Monday night
UPDATED 2:40 P.M. PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. -- A Glasford man is dead following a crash southwest of Hanna City Monday night. The Peoria County Sheriff's Office responded to Eden and Smithville Roads just a...
Nov 23, 2021 Midwest Communications
P.A.C.E. announces changes to Friday's Santa Claus Parade
PEORIA, Ill. --The route of this year's Santa Claus Parade in Peoria is being modified to increase public safety following the events in Waukesha, Wisconsin on Sunday. In a Facebook post, Peoria Area ...
Nov 23, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Georgia jury set to begin deliberations in Ahmaud Arbery killing
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (Reuters) - A Georgia jury is set on Tuesday to begin deliberating the fate of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man who prosecutors say was out for a Sunday ...
Nov 23, 2021 Wanda Cooper-Jones, the mother of Ahmaud Arbery, stands as attorney Ben Crump speaks with the media after closing arguments ended for the day in Brunswick, Georgia, U.S. November 22, 2021. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino
Massive fire destroys two Farmington businesses
FARMINGTON, Ill. -- Two businesses are a total loss after a Monday night fire tore through the structure in Farmington. A Fulton County official told news partner 25 News the fire started in the bar a...
Nov 23, 2021 (25 News)
IDES: No more unemployment benefits on special debit cards
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - If you receive state unemployment benefits, you're not going to get them on a state-issued debit card anymore. The Illinois Department of Employment Security says that's because th...
Nov 22, 2021 Kevin Smith / CC
Bradley hires first Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion officer
PEORIA, Ill. - On the same day the City of Peoria is announcing its main Diversity Officer, Bradley University is doing the same thing. The University said Monday Dr. Warren Anderson is their first-ev...
Nov 22, 2021 Warren Anderson, Ed.D. (Bradley University)
