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Local COVID roundup 7/10: one-fifth of cases in home isolation
PEORIA, Ill. -- 28 cases of COVID-19 reported Friday brought the tri-county's overall total since the start of the pandemic to 835. Peoria County reported the biggest gain, with 19, for a total of 625...
Jul 10, 2020 Midwest Communications
Speaker calls to remove Stephen Douglas imagery from Capitol
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - House Speaker Michael Madigan is calling for the removal of Stephen Douglas imagery from the Capitol, citing the late U.S. senator's "disturbing past as a Mississippi slave ow...
Jul 10, 2020 FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2016 file photo, Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, speaks to reporters in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman File)
Boy charged in Goodfield fire won't stand trial
EUREKA, Ill. -- A 9-year-old boy charged with first-degree murder in a 2019 mobile home fire in Goodfield has been found unfit to stand trial. A Woodford County Court judge made the ruling Thursday af...
Jul 10, 2020
Peoria homicide suspect identified
PEORIA, Ill. -- A suspect has been identified in connection with Peoria's sixth homicide of the year. On the night of June 29th, Peoria Police were called to a shooting the 300 block of N. Saratoga an...
Jul 09, 2020 MWC
Local COVID roundup 7/9: big case increase
PEORIA, Ill. -- In keeping with the trend the state of Illinois is seeing with a resurgence in COVID-19 cases, the Peoria-Tazewell-Woodford tri-county from Wednesday to Thursday saw a jump of 35, from...
Jul 09, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 7/9: 1,000 mark surpassed for first time in a month
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- For the first time since June 4-5, Illinois has broken the 1,000 COVID-19 case mark over a 24-hour period. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported a count of 1,018 for t...
Jul 09, 2020 Midwest Communications
Majority of Morton parents want kids back in the classroom
MORTON, Ill. -- Nearly 95% of parents surveyed by Morton School District 709 said they'll send their children back to school next month despite concerns over COVID-19. The results of the recent survey...
Jul 09, 2020 Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD
Supreme Court rules Manhattan DA can obtain Trump taxes
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a prosecutor's demand for President Donald Trump's tax returns as part of a criminal investigation that includes hush-money payments to women who...
Jul 09, 2020 The Supreme Court, Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Pritzker calls for national masking mandate
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- While appearing before the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security on Wednesday, Illinois Gov. J-B Pritzker asked for a national containment strategy for COVID-19 that includes m...
Jul 09, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy (file)
Collins: Threat of severe weather Thursday evening
PEORIA, Ill. -- Though tornadoes aren't likely, there is a threat of severe storms for the Peoria area Thursday evening. News Partner 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins said although the metro ...
Jul 09, 2020 Midwest Communications
