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Police investigate armed robbery at Peoria restaurant
PEORIA, Ill. -- Police were called to the Arby's at 3818 W. War Memorial Drive in Peoria around 8:45 p.m. Sunday on reports of an armed robbery. Peoria Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said two a...
Oct 21, 2019 Midwest Communications
Classes canceled a 3rd day amid Chicago teacher strike
CHICAGO (AP) - More than 300,000 public school students in Chicago are getting another day off as contract talks continue between the teachers' union and the nation's third-largest school district. Ch...
Oct 21, 2019 Striking teachers and support staff pose for a group shot outside the John J. Pershing Magnet School on the first day of their strike in the city's Bronzeville neighborhood Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, in Chicago. Chicago teachers went on strike Thursday, marching on picket lines after failing to reach a contract deal with the nation's third-largest school district in a dispute that canceled classes for more than 300,000 students. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run Saturday night
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police responded to the 500 block of S. Western on Saturday night at 9:43 p.m. regarding a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. The pedestrian has since been identified as Renee D. N...
Oct 20, 2019 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
PPD welcomes the use of parking lot and lobby for online transactions
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Police Department welcomes the use of their visitor parking lot on the Walnut St. side of the building as well as their lobby for online transactions. These locations provid...
Oct 19, 2019 MWC-Peoria Police Media Release
Three armed robberies on Saturday stemming from online transactions
PEORIA, Ill. -- There were three armed robberies in Peoria on Saturday afternoon, all stemming from online transactions. Around 3:45 p.m. Peoria Police responded to a report of an armed robbery in the...
Oct 19, 2019 Midwest Communications
Crews battle house fire Saturday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - A home was destroyed after a fire Saturday morning. Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics were called to a working house fire in the 2000 block of NE Monroe St. just after 2:30 Saturday morning...
Oct 19, 2019 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Shifting explanations for withholding aid draw GOP alarm
WASHINGTON (AP) - The shifting White House explanations for President Donald Trump's decision to withhold military aid from Ukraine are drawing alarm from Republicans. Republican Rep. Francis Rooney o...
Oct 18, 2019 The Capitol is seen in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019, as House Democrats urge Speaker Nancy Pelosi to launch an impeachment inquiry amid reports that President Donald Trump pressured Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his family. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Blaze damages apartment, family of six without home
PEORIA, Ill. -- A mother and her five children were displaced from their apartment after a Friday afternoon fire. Peoria crews responded around 2 P.M. to the Landmark Apartments on W. Hillyer. Upon ar...
Oct 18, 2019
Jobless rate an all-time low
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois's September unemployment rate hit a record low. The rate came in at 3.9%, which was still .4% higher than the national average, but down .1% from the state's August unemp...
Oct 18, 2019 (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Search of Peoria home leads to arrest, drug seizure
PEORIA, Ill. -- The search of a Peoria home led to an arrest, and the discovery of 29 grams of cocaine, ecstacy pills, and $2500 cash Thursday morning. Multiple agencies executed the search at a home ...
Oct 18, 2019 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
