Category Archives: Top Stories
Biden campaign willing to fight Trump in court
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrat Joe Biden's campaign says it will fight any efforts by President Donald Trump's campaign to go to the U.S. Supreme Court to prevent ballots from being tabulated. In a statem...
Nov 04, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to supporters, early Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya
Peoria, Tazewell elections chiefs give postmortem
PEORIA, Ill. -- Early on Election Tuesday, electronic pollbooks were delivered to the wrong location, causing a 25-minute delay in voting at Northwest United Methodist Church on War Memorial in Peoria...
Nov 04, 2020 Liberty Systems testing Tazewell County voting machines
(Courtesy of Kevin Bessler/WMBD)
Bustos declares razor-thin victory
MOLINE, Ill. -- With 99% of precincts reporting late Tuesday night, 17th District Rep. Cheri Bustos declared victory over challenger Esther Joy King. At the time of her declaration, the Congresswoman ...
Nov 04, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Pres. Trump vows Supreme Court action
WASHINGTON D.C. -- In an early Wednesday morning speech from the White House, President Donald Trump expressed confidence about his standing in the election, while threatening legal action. "We'll be ...
Nov 04, 2020 MWC-Fox News Photo Credit
Koehler wins state senate race costing nearly $4M
PEORIA, Ill. -- In the most expensive State Senate race of 2020 in all of Illinois, 46th District Senate incumbent Democrat Dave Koehler fended off Republican challenger and Tazewell County Treasurer ...
Nov 04, 2020
Election 2020
PEORIA COUNTY (Full Peoria County Results here) CONSTITUTION BALLOT PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE 1970 ILLINOIS CONSTITUTION Yes 42.66% No 57.34% SENATE REP Mark C. Curran Jr. - 44.79% DEM Richard J. Durb...
Nov 03, 2020 An American flag waves in front of the Supreme Court building, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
A long night, or more, before president is known
WASHINGTON (AP) - There's a good chance that Americans won't know the winner of Tuesday's presidential election while it's still Tuesday - or maybe even Wednesday. Many states made it easier to reques...
Nov 03, 2020
Voters favor Biden on virus, Trump on economy
WASHINGTON (AP) - Voters in the U.S. presidential election faced a public health crisis and a wounded economy, but neither candidate emerged as the clear choice to handle both of those issues. That's ...
Nov 03, 2020 Supporters of President Trump cheer as passing cars honk their horns near a polling location on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Democrats Biden, Durbin, Newman win in Illinois
CHICAGO (AP) - Democrat Marie Newman has been elected to Congress in a Chicago-area district, easily defeating Republican Mike Fricilone. In the primary, Newman ousted eight-term Rep. Dan Lipinski, on...
Nov 03, 2020 People wear masks as they wait in line during early voting at Park Ridge City Hall in Park Ridge, Ill., Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. The US early voting total in 2020 has already exceeded the number of early votes cast in 2016 and there are still 11 more days to go until Election Day. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
18th Dist. Rep. LaHood wins reelection (INTERVIEW)
PEORIA, Ill. -- Two-term 18th Dist. U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood will begin a third term after Tuesday night, winning reelection. He joined WMBD News shortly after his win:
Nov 03, 2020 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
