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State COVID roundup 8/8: 2,000+ again
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- After over two months of a coronavirus case count under 2,000, the state of Illinois on Saturday saw its second consecutive day above that mark. The Illinois Department of Public ...
Aug 08, 2020 Midwest Communications
First domino to fall? MAC backs out of fall play
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Mid American Conference has become the first Football Bowl Subdivision to entirely cancel its fall football season. The announcement followed a Saturday morning meeting among MA...
Aug 08, 2020 Midwest Communications
State lays out emergency COVID rules for businesses, educational facilities
CHICAGO -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health announced emergency rules on Friday for businesses, schools, and child care facilities to help prevent further spread of COVI...
Aug 07, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 8/7: 2,000 mark broken for first time since May
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The last time Illinois, as a state, surpassed the 2,000 COVID-19 case count, America was one day away from observing Memorial Day. Until Friday, that is. The Illinois Department o...
Aug 07, 2020 Midwest Communications
Update: Inmate who died at Peoria Co. Jail identified
PEORIA, Ill. -- On Friday, the Peoria County coroner released the name of an inmate found unresponsive in the Peoria County Jail on Thursday morning. Coroner Jamie Harwood said 60-year-old Frederick J...
Aug 07, 2020 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol)
Morton students, school staff test positive for COVID-19
Morton, Ill. -- With classes set to start Tuesday, August 11, Morton District 709 says three students and two staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. Superintendent Jeff Hill said in a letter...
Aug 07, 2020 Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD
U.S. adds 1.8 million jobs as hiring slows
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States added 1.8 million jobs in July, a pullback from the gains of May and June and evidence that the resurgent coronavirus is stalling hiring and slowing an economic reb...
Aug 07, 2020 Midwest Communications
Illinois extends unemployment benefits another 20 weeks
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Employment Security has extended jobless benefits another 20 weeks as the state's unemployment numbers continue to soar because of the coronavirus p...
Aug 07, 2020 Midwest Communications
Kitchen fire injures resident
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters responded to smoke in a house around 1:00 p.m. Thursday at 2117 W. Ann St. Fire crews found plastic blinds in the kitchen that caught on fire after incense were lef...
Aug 06, 2020
May murder suspect in Peoria Police custody
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a May 13 murder. The PPD took into custody 23-year-old Devonte P. Thompson after detectives were tipped off Thursday afternoon ...
Aug 06, 2020 Midwest Communications
