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Peoria non-profit seeks to overcome government hurdles in providing healthy food
PEORIA, Ill. - Local non-profit Peoria Grown got started eight years ago, with a focus on providing healthy food to low-income households. Executive Director Julie Eliathamby tells WMBD's "Greg and Da...
Sep 26, 2025 (peoriagrown.com)
Trump slaps new US tariffs on drugs, trucks and furniture
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled sweeping new import tariffs, including 100% duties on branded drugs and 25% levies on heavy-duty trucks, set to come into force n...
Sep 26, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Shipping containers are seen at the port of Oakland in Oakland, California, U.S., May 12, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
The Humane Society's annual Bark in the Park is back this weekend
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - Bark in the Park returns to Tower Park in Peoria Heights this weekend. Peoria Humane Society's Kitty Yanko says the event, back for a 29th year, has plenty of fun activities for...
Sep 26, 2025 (Peoria Humane Society--Facebook)
Peoria firefighters rescue person from ravine
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters were called to the area of W. Forsythe Court and N. Wildlife Drive Thursday night for a rescue. Battalion Chief Phil Snowden says crews arrived just before 7 p.m., f...
Sep 26, 2025 1470&100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
"The Wizard of Oz" visits Peoria for Salvation Army fundraiser event
PEORIA, Ill. - A Baseball Hall of Famer made a stop in Peoria to help raise money for a local organization. Former Saint Louis Cardinals shortstop Ozzie Smith was the guest speaker Thursday night at t...
Sep 25, 2025 Members of the Peoria Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary pose for a photo with Baseball Hall of Famer and former St. Louis Cardinal Ozzie Smith during its annual fundraising dinner. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
EPIC opens career center with technological improvements
PEORIA, Ill. - EPIC is looking to give extra help to a "one stop shop" for those with disabilities seeking jobs in central Illinois. The organization cut the ribbon on Thursday on its new career cente...
Sep 25, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Trump signs order declaring TikTok sale ready and values it at $14 billion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday declaring that his plan to sell TikTok's U.S. operations to U.S. and global investors will address the national secur...
Sep 25, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order on a deal that would divest TikTok's U.S. operations from ByteDance from its Chinese owner ByteDance, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 25, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
FBI ex-chief Comey criminally charged as Trump targets critics, source says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted on criminal charges of false statements and obstruction on Thursday, a person familiar with the move said, in an escalation of Presid...
Sep 25, 2025 FILE PHOTO: James Comey, former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is seen in a frame grab from a video feed as he is sworn in remotely from his home during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing exploring the FBI's investigation of the 2016 Trump campaign and Russian election interference in Washington, U.S., September 30, 2020. U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Darren Bailey enters Illinois governor's race, pledging new approach to Chicago area
Article Summary Former Republican State Sen. Darren Bailey launched his second campaign for governor on Thursday. Bailey said his message will look different this time around and will focus more on vo...
Sep 25, 2025 Former Republican State Sen. Darren Bailey speaks to supporters at a rally in Bloomington to open his 2026 campaign for governor on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. Bailey named Cook County Republican Party Chair Aaron Del Mar, right, as his running mate. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Ben Szalinski)
UPDATE: 911 calls being re-routed in Fulton County
UPDATED 5:30 P.M. CANTON, Ill. - Canton Police says there's no timeframe for when Fulton County's 911 service will be fully operational. The service went down on Thursday for the entire county. Canton...
Sep 25, 2025 (Fulton County ESDA)
