Category Archives: Top Stories
Officials: 20% of active Tri-County COVID-19 cases are young children
PEORIA, Ill. - Local health officials contend that most of the recent cases of COVID-19 in the Tri-County area are among those unvaccinated, but it's one age group that may be of the greatest concern....
Sep 30, 2021 (Peoria City/County Health Department)
South Pekin woman faces federal gun-related charge
PEORIA, Ill. - A South Pekin woman faces federal charges for allegedly lying while buying a gun. The U.S. Attorney's Office says Kristin Sue Jackson, 39, was indicted September 21st and arrested two d...
Sep 30, 2021 Midwest Communications
North Pekin man faces federal child porn charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A North Pekin man is facing federal child pornography-related charges. The U.S. Attorney's Office says Larry Daniel Saal, 53, was indicted September 21 on counts of Solicitation of a Mi...
Sep 30, 2021 Midwest Communications
U.S. House votes to avert government shutdown, test of Biden's agenda ahead
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Congress on Thursday passed legislation to avert a government shutdown, but another test of President Joe Biden's agenda lay ahead as the House of Representatives prepar...
Sep 30, 2021 U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) walks through the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., September 30, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Pritzker: no to state incentives for Bears to stay in Chicago
CHICAGO, Ill. - It's not just Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot who doesn't want the Chicago Bears to potentially move games out of the city and Soldier Field, and into the suburbs. Illinois Governor J.B. ...
Sep 30, 2021 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Chillicothe man sentenced to federal prison on methamphetamine charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A Chillicothe man described by prosecutors and a federal judge as "one of the biggest" methamphetamine dealers in the area will be going to prison for the next 20 years. The U.S. Attorn...
Sep 30, 2021 Adobe Stock
City Council denies liquor license to online-based delivery service
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria City Council this week rejected liquor licenses for two businesses, including one that was looking to offer alcohol delivery only. GoPuff, already has 300-plus locations nati...
Sep 30, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond
Civic Center hosts regional Esports tournament this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Civic Center will be full of gamers this weekend. Matt Hartke, creator of the Midwest Dota 2 League, told WMBD's "The Greg and Dan Show", the tournament is the culmination o...
Sep 30, 2021 (Peoria Esports Complex)
U.S. weekly jobless claims rise; second quarter GDP revised higher
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased last week for the third straight week, which could raise concerns that the labor market was softeni...
Sep 30, 2021 FILE PHOTO: People line up outside a newly reopened career center for in-person appointments in Louisville, U.S., April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud
U.S. Congress seeks to ward off government shutdown as Biden agenda at risk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic divisions were imperiling President Joe Biden's agenda to invest in infrastructure, expand social services and address climate change as the U.S. Congress simultaneou...
Sep 30, 2021 The U.S. Capitol seen through a skylight window at dusk on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 29, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
