Category Archives: Top Stories
Durbin, Bustos make Peoria stop to tout ARP
PEORIA, Ill. -- On the heels of the March passage of the American Rescue Plan, Senator Dick Durbin and 17th District Representative Cheri Bustos joined Peoria Mayor Rita Ali and Heartland Health CEO S...
Jun 18, 2021 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
OSF HealthCare bumping up minimum wage
PEORIA, Ill. -- OSF HealthCare is increasing the company's minimum wage. Effective in September, OSF will implement a new compensation structure for some of its hourly employees. The OSF minimum wage ...
Jun 18, 2021 1470/100.3 WMBD-Mike Sabol
Peoria-based musicians honor fathers with new song
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria band "Sarah and The Underground" is releasing an E-P just in time for Father's Day that features a very special song. "Especially for Mom and for Dad" was written by singer Sara...
Jun 18, 2021 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD-Julia Bradley)
One dead; others injured in Arizona drive-by shootings
PEORIA, Ariz. -- Arizona police confirm one person is dead, three people were wounded and nine others were injured in apparent drive-by shootings over a 90-minute span Thursday in the Phoenix area. On...
Jun 18, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Collins: Continued threat of severe storms through Friday
PEORIA, Ill. -- Strong to severe storms are a possibility for the Peoria area Friday night. "We'll see showers and storms throughout the day. The severe weather threat is low until this (Friday) eveni...
Jun 18, 2021 Midwest Communications
Sign of the times: Peoria health dept. ceasing regular COVID briefings
PEORIA, Ill. -- A mere 59 residents of the Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford tri-county over the past week tested positive for COVID-19, while four new deaths occurred. The rolling seven-day average for ...
Jun 17, 2021 Ben Pollard/1470-100.3 WMBD
OSF OnCall digital hub shows future of healthcare industry
PEORIA, Ill. -- The OSF OnCall digital care center in Downtown Peoria opened in January and has since been providing care to patients throughout the entire process of the healthcare system. The digita...
Jun 17, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Biden signs Juneteenth bill, creating holiday marking U.S. slavery's end
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris signed a bill into law on Thursday afternoon to make June 19 a federal holiday commemorating the end of the legal enslav...
Jun 17, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden holds a news conference after the U.S.-Russia summit with Russia's President Vladimir Putin, in Geneva, Switzerland, June 16, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Volunteers needed for discussion series on how to improve local healthcare
PEORIA, Ill. -- An upcoming series of healthcare discussions will be lucrative for voluntary participants, while also helping to possibly bring grant dollars to Peoria. The Healthcare Collaborative, a...
Jun 17, 2021 Midwest Communications
Tazewell County to celebrate "Juneteenth" in S. Pekin
PEKIN, Ill. -- On Friday, Tazewell County will celebrate "Juneteenth", June 19, the day in 1865 when the final group of black slaves in Texas was told they were freed. The event, hosted by the Tazewel...
Jun 17, 2021 (Dalton Kemper-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
