Pekin council votes down home rule referendum
PEKIN, Ill. - Pekin Mayor Mary Burress cast the deciding vote Monday night as the city council voted against putting a referendum on the November ballot that would ask residents whether the city should continue running as a home rule government. Council Member Rick Hilst motioned in favor of the referendum after the co...
May 14, 2024
As Medicaid redeterminations restart, about 73% of state's recipients remain enrolled
About 73 percent of Illinois' Medicaid recipients remain on the rolls after the first redetermination cycle following the COVID-19 pandemic, while approximately 660,000 recipients have been disenrolled. Speaking at a news conference in Chicago, Gov. JB Pritzker celebrated the fact that 2.6 million Illinoisans remained ...
May 13, 2024
Vacant home demolished after fire overnight
PEORIA, Ill. - A vacant home caught fire in South Peoria early Monday morning. Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Larry Carter says crews arrived around 2:20 a.m. to the home on W. Third Street, finding smoke coming from all sides of the home. The fire was under control in about 15 minutes. No firefighter injuries were report...
May 13, 2024
GasBuddy says Peoria gas prices still dropping
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in Peoria have dropped 5.7 cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.71 on Monday, according to Gas Buddy's survey of local stations. Peoria's prices are just over 12 cents lower than last month, and around 4.5 cents higher than this time last year. According to GasBuddy price reports, the...
May 13, 2024
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Peoria garage fire deemed accidental. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters were called to a home on John Gwynn Avenue Sunday evening for a fire. Fire Battalion Chief Larry Carter says crews arrived at 6:42 p.m., finding heavy smoke and flames showing from a detached garage. They had the fire under control within 10 minutes. Carter says the garage was full of...
May 13, 2024
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