Category Archives: Top Stories
Heating bills in Morton expected to increase 30% this season
MORTON, Ill. - Heating bills for residents of Morton are going up again this winter. Our news partner 25 News reports natural gas prices are being impacted by increases in foreign markets. A 30 percen...
Nov 02, 2021 25 News
Salvation Army: Christmas basket sign-ups in Peoria "have been slow"
Peoria, Ill -- We're told sign-ups for this winter's Salvation Army Christmas Food & Toy Basket giveaways, "have been slow". That's according to an email from local Salvation Army leaders in Peori...
Nov 02, 2021
U.S. teen protest shooter Rittenhouse to testify at trial, lawyer says
KENOSHA, Wis. (Reuters) -The American teenager accused of fatally shooting two protesters in Wisconsin will testify in his own defense at trial, his lawyer suggested on Tuesday, as he sought to counte...
Nov 02, 2021 Kyle Rittenhouse sits for the start of opening arguments at his trial in Kenosha (Wisconsin) Circuit Court in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S. November 2, 2021. Mark Hertzberg/POOL via REUTERS
Peoria Fire Chief: Glen Oak Towers fire could have been much worse
Peoria, Ill -- We're told the three-alarm fire at Glen Oak Towers early Monday could have been much worse. The blaze sent 8 people to the hospital, including three with critical injuries. Peoria Fire ...
Nov 02, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
PACVB busy promoting the Peoria area's best assets
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria area has so much to offer its visitors. JD Dalfanso, President and CEO of the Peoria Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, says he's seeing a trend of more people making the ...
Nov 02, 2021 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
CDC advisers to vote on COVID-19 vaccine in young children
(Reuters) - The United States could begin administering Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 5 to 11 as soon as Wednesday after a panel of outside experts votes on Tuesday on how br...
Nov 02, 2021 A medical worker prepares a dose of the "Comirnaty" Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in a vaccination center in Nantes, France, October 6, 2021. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/Files
U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson in hospital with injury
(Reuters) - U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has been admitted to hospital for an injury suffered while attending a meeting at Howard University, officials of the historically Black college said...
Nov 02, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Reverend Jesse Jackson stops by a demonstration outside the U.S. Capitol to protest the expiration of the federal moratorium on residential evictions in Washington, U.S., August 2, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Feds: Illegal alien admits to gun and drug crimes in Peoria
Peoria, Ill -- An illegal alien living in Peoria will now spend roughly the next three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to gun charges. U.S. Attorneys say a multi-agency task force found ...
Nov 01, 2021 FILE PHOTO: The crest of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is seen at their headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
In blow to Biden, Joe Manchin will not commit to backing $1.75 trillion spending bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's domestic agenda suffered a significant setback on Monday when moderate Democratic Senator Joe Manchin announced he would not yet support a $1.75 trilli...
Nov 01, 2021 U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) delivers remarks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S. November 1, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Governor declares gun violence 'public health crisis,' launches 'Public Safety Initiative' to help solve it
CHICAGO, Ill. - Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says he's aware of the gun violence happening locally and which has resulted in a record number of homicides. Unfortunately, Pritzker says that's because ...
Nov 01, 2021 State of Illinois/Illinois Information Service (file)
