Category Archives: Top Stories
Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile Virus In Tazewell County
Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Tazewell County. The Tazewell County Health Department Friday confirmed a batch of mosquitoes, found in Creve Coeur this month, have tested positive for...
Sep 14, 2019 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Illinois Lawsuit Filed Against Top E-Cigarette Maker
(AP) - An Illinois teenager who fell ill with a lung disease after vaping for over a year has sued a leading e-cigarette maker. Attorneys filed the lawsuit Friday in Lake County Circuit Court on behal...
Sep 13, 2019 AP/Craig Mitchelldyer
Huffman Sentenced To 14 Days In Prison
(AP) - Actress Felicity Huffman has been sentenced to 14 days in prison for her role in the sweeping college admissions scandal . The "Desperate Housewives" star was sentenced in Boston's federal cour...
Sep 13, 2019 (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Peoria's 19th Homicide Victim Identified
Thursday night just before 7:oo p.m., Peoria Police responded to the area of Wisconsin and Nebraska regarding a male shooting victim. Upon arrival, officers located one male with a gunshot wound to th...
Sep 13, 2019 Midwest Communications
Snow Fighters Put To The Test At The Snow Roadeo
Snow plows were out in force on Friday at the Shoppes of Grand Prairie, but not to fight snow. Snow fighters from around Illinois came to participate in the 28th annual American Public Works Associati...
Sep 13, 2019 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Peoria Police Offer A Behind-The-Scenes Look To The Public
Have you wondered what it's like to be a police officer? Peoria residents can sign up for an upcoming Citizen Police Academy. Public Information Officer Amy Dotson, with Peoria Police, says the seven ...
Sep 13, 2019 1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Singer Eddie Money Dies At 70
(AP) - The family of rock Star Eddie Money says he has died at 70. Money died Friday. The husky-voiced, blue collar performer was known for such hits as "Two Tickets to Paradise" and "Take Me Home Ton...
Sep 13, 2019
Illinois Agencies Advised To Prepare For Budget Cuts In 2020
(AP) - Illinois' budget office has issued a memo warning agency heads they should be prepared to make significant cuts to next year's budgets. WNIU-Radio reports the memo, signed by Deputy Gov. Dan Hy...
Sep 13, 2019 MWC
Crews Battle Early Morning Fire In Peoria Heights
Firefighters battled an early morning apartment fire in Peoria Heights Friday morning. Crews were called to the Forest Park Apartments, in the 1500 block of E. Gardner Lane, around 4:30 a.m. when fire...
Sep 13, 2019
University Of Illinois Sees Record Enrollment
(AP) - The University of Illinois system is reporting enrollment at its three campuses has reached a record high of 88,861 students. Officials said Thursday that enrollment in the system's flag ship I...
Sep 13, 2019 In this Nov. 20, 2015 photo, University of Illinois students walk across the Main Quad on campus in Urbana, Ill. The university admitted instate students with slightly lower ACT scores this fall to boost its enrollment of students from Illinois. (AP Photo/David Mercer)
