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Peoria Public Library remains open
PEORIA, Ill. — State-mandated restrictions for Illinois’ Region 2 due to a resurgence in COVID-19 positivity rates will not impact services at the Peoria Public Library’s five locati...
Nov 02, 2020
Setti: Increased mitigation will be hard on Peoria businesses
PEORIA, Ill. — The hospitality industry is one of the largest employers in the nation. And, for Peoria, restaurants and bars are part of what makes the community stand out. Chris Setti, CEO with...
Nov 02, 2020
ISP working to ensure safety on Election Day
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois State Police has been preparing for months, participating in readiness exercises, to make sure Election Day, Nov. 3, is safe. ISP Director Brendan Kelly said tro...
Nov 02, 2020
State COVID roundup 11/1: third day of 6,900 plus cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 6,980 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, marking the state’s third consecutive day with over 6,900 new cases. Illinois̵...
Nov 02, 2020
Kahl: East Peoria won’t follow Region 2 mitigation
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — Following an announcement from Gov. J-B Pritzker’s office and the Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday regarding COVID-19 resurgence mitigations for Region 2,...
Nov 02, 2020
Civics 101: what is a county auditor?
The seat is up for grabs this year. But, what does the job entail? With Election Day quickly approaching, WMBD News is getting a series of civics lessons from Dr. Megan Remmel, Political Science Profe...
Nov 01, 2020
Region meets mitigation criteria
***UPDATE*** IDPH has announced Region Two will enter mitigation on Wed., Nov. 4. In the coming days, IDPH will continue to track the positivity rate in Region 2 to determine if mitigations can be rel...
Nov 01, 2020
State COVID roundup 10/31: nearly 8,000 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 7,899 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, breaking the previous record of 6,943. Illinois’ total number of coronavirus cas...
Nov 01, 2020
IDPH closely monitoring Region 2’s positivity rate
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois’ Region 2, which includes the tri-county area, could be one day from mitigation for COVID-19. The Illinois Department of Public Health is monitoring key indica...
Nov 01, 2020
Civics 101: role of a circuit clerk
The seat is up for grabs this year. But, what does the job entail? With Election Day quickly approaching, WMBD News is getting a series of civics lessons from Dr. Megan Remmel, Political Science Profe...
Oct 31, 2020
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