BUILD Peoria announces next community project
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's Friendship House has been selected to receive an upgrade of its outdoor green space. BUILD Peoria says after what it calls "a record number of votes" from the community, an outdoor activity center at Friendship House will be the group's 2024-2025 Community Project. The activity center ...
May 12, 2024
Missouri State University leaving Missouri Valley Conference
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Change is coming within the Missouri Valley Conference. Missouri State University released a statement Friday saying it is leaving the current 12-team MVC to be part of Conference USA July 1, 2025. Bradley University and Illinois State University are among the current members of The Valley. Missouri ...
May 11, 2024
Stateville may close as early as September under Pritzker's prison plan
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - (Capitol News Illinois) - Stateville Correctional Center could close as early as September under a plan laid out by Gov. JB Pritzker's administration on Friday. Top officials with the Illinois Department of Corrections testified in front of a key panel of state lawmakers. The 12 members on the Gener...
May 11, 2024
As Peoria celebrates its "More Than Pink" Walk, a survivor says early detection and screenings are key
PEORIA, Ill. - On Saturday, hundreds of breast cancer survivors and their family and friends are walking in Peoria's Susan G. Komen "More Than Pink" Walk. The event, formerly "Race For The Cure", has been going on for 39 years in Peoria. Though she couldn't be at the event, WMBD News talked with a l...
May 11, 2024
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Labor-backed bill banning 'captive audience' meetings awaits House action
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - With two weeks left before the General Assembly's spring session is set to adjourn, negotiations continue on a labor union-backed initiative that would allow Illinoisans to skip religious and political work meetings without reprimand. Dubbed the "Worker Freedom of Speec...
May 10, 2024
OSF Healthcare planning merger with hospital in Dixon
PEORIA, Ill. - OSF Healthcare has entered into negotiations with Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital in Dixon, with a merger between the two entities anticipated. OSF announced Friday that a term sheet has been signed, and the two organizations will finalize agreements and seek regulatory approvals over the next several mon...
May 10, 2024
Victim in car vs. pedestrian crash on Route 24 in East Peoria identified
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - The identity of the person who died in a car versus pedestrian crash early Wednesday morning on Route 24 in East Peoria has been identified. Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley says 20-year-old Hailey Parks of Jacksonville, Florida was pronounced dead at the scene just after 7:30 A.M. The cra...
May 10, 2024
Friday morning house fire in Peoria's East Bluff under investigation
PEORIA, Ill. - A fire in Peoria's East Bluff early Friday morning is under investigation. Peoria Fire crews arrived at the home between Archer and McClure near Wisconsin Ave. just after 4:30 A.M. to find heavy smoke showing from a single-story garage. They then discovered a fire in the kitchen area and its contents on ...
May 10, 2024
A year from the deadline, Giannoulias suggests getting REAL ID now
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A year from now, if you're booking a flight and don't have a REAL ID, you'll need to bring another form of ID with you to the airport, or you'll have to make a trip to the DMV. Illinois is just under a year out from the deadline to get a REAL ID. "The law that was enacted in 2005, and was mea...
May 10, 2024
House gives OK to new state agency focused on early childhood programs
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The Illinois House gave final passage Thursday to a bill establishing a new cabinet-level state agency whose mission will be to provide a kind of one-stop shop for services focusing on early childhood development and education. By the time it's fully operational in 2026, the ...
May 09, 2024