Category Archives: Top Stories
Illinois Governor Signs Laws Protecting Immigrant Youth
(AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed two laws aimed at protecting young immigrants in Illinois, including those whose parents are deported. One law extends the time a child can have a short-term guard...
Jul 23, 2019
Dream Center's "Mission Peoria" Is Underway
Students from Peoria and several states have gathered this week for activities, chores and worship as part of a week-long Dream Center Peoria mission. "We've got over 300 high school students who are ...
Jul 23, 2019 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond
City-Wide Boil Order For Eureka
The City of Eureka is under a city-wide boil order until further notice. The City of Eureka Water Distribution Plant had a chlorine feed failure, the City will be fixing the issue by flushing the enti...
Jul 23, 2019
Midstate College To Close
Midstate College is closing its doors. President and CEO Meredith Bunch, in an email to students Monday, said the college will close at the end of the summer semester Aug. 14. Bunch told students that...
Jul 23, 2019 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Grand Nationals Weekend Cancelled, TT Races Will Go On
Peoria's Grand Nationals Weekend has been cancelled. But, the TT races will go on as scheduled. Jay Goldberg Events says in a news release that Grand Nationals events on the riverfront have been cance...
Jul 23, 2019 grandnationalsweekend.com
Boris Johnson To Be Britain's Next Prime Minister
Brexit hardliner Boris Johnson has won the race to lead Britain's governing Conservative Party, and will become the country's next prime minister. He defeated his rival Jeremy Hunt overwhelmingly in a...
Jul 23, 2019
Woman Shot Overnight Near Harrison Homes
Peoria Police say a woman was shot early Tuesday morning on Peoria's Southside. Officers were called to the area of W. Montana and W. Trewyn, near Harrison Homes, just after 3:00 a.m. They found a wom...
Jul 23, 2019
Woman Shot Near Taft Homes
A woman has been shot overnight near Taft Homes. Peoria Police say it happened around 11:20 p.m. Monday in the 600 block of N.E. Adams. Three women were walking north on N.E. Adams, when they heard a ...
Jul 23, 2019
Trump & Congressional Leaders Strike Budget Deal
(AP) - President Donald Trump says a deal has been struck with congressional leaders on the budget and debt ceiling, mostly eliminating the threat of a repeat government shutdown this fall. Trump twee...
Jul 22, 2019
Tazewell County Chase, Standoff Lead To One Arrest
An attempted traffic stop, a car chase and a standoff eventually led to the arrest on one man in Tazewell County. The Tazewell County Sheriff's Office said a deputy conducted the traffic stop at 14th ...
Jul 22, 2019 Tazewell County Sheriff's Office
