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Stock car racing canceled at Rock Island County Fair
Sorry racing fans, but Mother Nature says there’s no stock car racing in East Moline tonight. According to an email from track officials, the race track at the Rock Island County Fairgrounds in East Moline isn’t suitable for safe racing tonight, due to last night’s storm. They made the decision to cancel the race. There […]
Former Shopko Building in Monmouth Back on the Market
Monmouth City Administrator Lew Steinbrecher has been informed by Hy-Vee that they will not be developing a store at the old Shopko building and the property is up for sale with a realtor. Steinbrecher has more:. “I recently had a conversation with the real estate department with Hy-Vee headquarters and...
Second Straight Month For Drug Bust At Main Street Home In Princeton
It may be time to address who owns a home in the heart of Princeton. Officers with Trident and the Princeton Police Department and Bureau County Sheriff's Department executed a warrant Tuesday at a house with the address of 805 North Main Street. Two men and a woman living at that house were arrested for drugs.
‘The damage is extensive.’ Kewanee’s storm fallout in photos
The devastating impact of Monday’s storm on Kewanee residents is widespread, with many residents facing serious financial and consequential effects as a result. Within a few city blocks on the east end of Prospect Street, residents are dealing with entire trees that have fallen onto the roofs of their homes and even downed wires that make returning to their homes unsafe.
New cocktail bar has opened above this popular Peoria restaurant
Revel & Maker opened in Downtown Peoria over the weekend. An Instagram post described the cocktail bar – situated right above Ardor Breads and Provisions – as “a space to escape after the daily drudgery & to celebrate those memorable milestones.”. The space will be open from...
“Memphis to Peoria” runners on their way to Tennessee
PEORIA, Ill. – The St. Jude Peoria runners are headed to Memphis, Tennessee. 20 RVs, filled with 185 runners and support staff, left Peoria Tuesday morning bound for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis. WMBD’s own Caleb Kelch is running in his 7th “Memphis to Peoria Run”....
‘It just came on really suddenly, and I heard a thud’: Central Peoria home slammed by storm
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — For Susan Borcherding, Monday night’s storm came all of the sudden. The central Peoria woman was in her home on West Marleen Avenue, which is across University Street from the Metro Center, when she heard the tornado sirens go off. “It was a little...
Investigation underway after man killed in motor vehicle accident in LaSalle County
LASALLE COUNTY, Ill. (WMBD) — A man was killed in a deadly accident Sunday in LaSalle County, Illinois. According to a press release from the LaSalle County Coroner’s Office, the coroner was called to the OSF St. Paul Medical Center Emergency Room regarding a man who had been involved in a motor vehicle accident southbound on Route 251, north of Mendota.
End-of-life doula brings death cafe to Bloomington-Normal
Carley Cotner (pictured) is a Death or End-of-Life Doula. She's started hosting Death Cafes in town to help people approach the subject of dying. Carley Cotner wants to talk about death — and she wants Bloomington-Normal to join her. She said she took training to become a Death or End-of-Life Doula, so she can host death cafes in town for people who feel the same way.
National Weather Service in Far, Remote Northern Michigan Took Over Warning Chicago as Illinois Forecasters Hunkered Down During Tornado Outbreak
The National Weather Service is the government agency we all rely upon for up-to-the-second information particularly in emergency situations like severe thunderstorms and tornado outbreaks. But what happens when NWS forecasters are in the line of fire for a storm? That was the situation facing the NWS office in Chicago last night (July 15, 2024) as a summer storm spawned a tornado outbreak across the region.
Over 40 dogs abandoned at Belvidere dog park
BELVIDERE, Ill. (WTVO) — Authorities are working to discover who abandoned over 40 dogs in Belvidere’s Hammertime Unleashed Dog Park on Monday morning. Mick Johnston took a video of the puppies running loose on the grounds and posted it to Facebook. The dogs were taken in by the Boone County Animal Services, who made a […]
VIDEO: Illinois Republicans decry Biden’s border policies, Chicago crime
(The Center Square) – Illinois Republicans are making the case for more public safety in the Land of Lincoln while attending the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Tuesday’s theme at the RNC was “Make America Safe Again.” Earlier in the day, Illinois Republicans gathered for their breakfast off site. U.S. Rep. Mary Miller, R-Hindsboro, said the Biden administration’s open border is allowing crime, drugs, human trafficking and terrorists in. ...
Illinois quick hits: ComEd works to restore power after storms;
ComEd says 3,000 workers out restoring power At least 3,000 utility workers were out Tuesday, helping ComEd restore power to hundreds of thousands of customers in the dark after Monday night’s massive storms. At the height of the outage, officials said 430,000 customers were in the dark, with each customer potentially a household or business. Ameren Illinois said that it projects about 80% of customers impacted by Monday storms will be restored by 10 p.m. on Wednesday. Some of the challenges crews were tackling include...
The Rundown: Power outages continue after last night’s storm
Good afternoon! Chicago Animal Care and Control is waiving adoption fees this month — and my cats are glad my building has a two-pet limit so I can’t bring any more home. Here’s what you need to know today. Chicago-area residents are cleaning up after a stormy...
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