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Parking space a concern for Downtown Development Corporation
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Downtown Development Corporation of Peoria (DDC) presented Tuesday night to the Peoria City Council as they continuously look for ways to redevelop downtown Peoria. One of the conc...
May 25, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Top Morton Schools admin. leaving post
MORTON, Ill. -- Five-year Morton Schools Superintendent Jeff Hill announced Tuesday the 2021-2022 school year will be his last. "Morton has been an enjoyable experience, and I think it has been a prod...
May 25, 2021 Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD
Prosecutor in Trump criminal probe convenes grand jury -Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Manhattan's district attorney has convened a grand jury that is expected to decide whether to indict Donald Trump, which indicates he feels he has evidence of a crime by the form...
May 25, 2021 REUTERS/Octavio Jones/File Photo
Local COVID roundup 5/25: Hospitalizations down more than 20
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department (PCCHD) Tuesday reported hospitalizations in the tri-county due to COVID-19 have dropped by 21 in the last 24 hours. On Monday, 65 patients wer...
May 25, 2021 Midwest Communications
IDOT worker injured in hit-and-run Tuesday morning
WAYNE COUNTY, Ill. -- An Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) worker was hospitalized Tuesday morning after being hit by a car just after 7:30 in Southern Illinois. According to Illinois State...
May 25, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD
State COVID roundup 5/25: close to another big milestone
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois as of Tuesday was one percentage point away from half of its adults being fully vaccinated. The state Department of Public Health reported the 49,402 doses administered M...
May 25, 2021 Midwest Communications
Police respond to reports of gunshots near intersection where George Floyd died
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Minneapolis police said they responded on Tuesday to reports of shots fired near the intersection where George Floyd died exactly a year ago, with one person suffering a gunshot ...
May 25, 2021 People march during the "One Year, What's Changed?" rally hosted by the George Floyd Global Memorial to commemorate the first anniversary of his death, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. May 23, 2021. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi
Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine found safe, effective in teens
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine was shown to be effective in adolescents aged 12-17 and showed no new or major safety problems in a clinical trial, the developer said on Tuesday, potent...
May 25, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A health care worker fills a syringe with Moderna COVID-19 vaccine as California opens up vaccine eligibility to any residents 16 years and older during the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Chula Vista, California, U.S., April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
A year since George Floyd's murder, Americans reflect on his legacy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans on Tuesday will mark the first anniversary of the murder of George Floyd beneath a white Minneapolis police officer's knee, which catalyzed the largest U.S. protest mo...
May 25, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Offerings are left at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi
From TJ to CT: PPS approves name change of Thomas Jefferson School
PEORIA, Ill. -- As of July 1, 2021, Thomas Jefferson Primary School will begin a new era. The Peoria Public School District 150 Board of Education voted unanimously Monday night as part of its consent...
May 24, 2021 Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD
