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Peoria issues Emergency Declaration
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Mayor Rita Ali has issued an emergency declaration for the city because of the current Winter snow storm. That's according to a city statement, which indicates that could help th...
Will Stevenson Feb 02, 2022 Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Garbage pickup delayed
PEORIA, Ill. - Your trash won't get picked up in Peoria or in Pekin on Wednesday. "Today, we are officially calling off operations," said Eric Shangraw with GFL Environmental, formerly PDC. "We had a ...
Will Stevenson Feb 02, 2022 Peoria Disposal Company
Tazewell County roads may go from good, to worse, to better next few days
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - Depending on where you go in Tazewell County, snowfall there might be bad, or really bad -- at least, as of earlier Wednesday morning. "We've probably had six inches locally in...
Will Stevenson Feb 02, 2022 Midwest Communications
Pekin crews working around-the-clock to clear snow
PEKIN, Ill. - Crews in Pekin are doing the best they can in their battle with Mother Nature. "It's hit us pretty hard here like it has Peoria. All our roads are snow-covered," said Brett Olson, Operat...
Will Stevenson Feb 02, 2022 Midwest Communications
Collins: Seven down, five to go
PEORIA, Ill. - As of 6:00 A.M. Wednesday, a lot of snow has already fallen today in Peoria, and more is expected to fall before it's all said and done. "I'm looking at official observations. At the ai...
Will Stevenson Feb 02, 2022
UPDATE: CityLink cancels service Wednesday due to snowstorm
UPDATE 7:34 a.m. 2/2/22: CityLink says service for the rest of the day Wednesday will be suspended. "Due to inclement weather, CityLink fixed route bus service and CountyLink rural transportation serv...
Will Stevenson Feb 01, 2022 1470-100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond
Pritzker issues preemptive disaster declaration ahead of "Winter Storm Landon"
PEORIA, Ill. -- Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is issuing a disaster declaration ahead of a significant winter storm forecasters believe could bring a foot or more of snow to Peoria and perhaps as much a...
Cooper Banks Feb 01, 2022 REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
Peoria County prepping to tackle snow on rural roads
PEORIA, Ill. - If you think it's a daunting task trying to get roads clear of snow in Peoria, try being a snow plow operator in the rest of Peoria County. "The challenge in the rural areas is the blow...
Will Stevenson Feb 01, 2022 Peoria County
Late-morning Peoria house fire called an arson
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Fire officials say arson was the cause of a late-morning house fire in South Peoria. Crews were called the the home on South Shelly, near Shelly and Antionette, just after 10 a.m...
Will Stevenson Feb 01, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
LATEST: More school changes and parking bans extended for Thursday
PEORIA, Ill. -- Several municipal and educational authorities around the Peoria metro are extending parking bans and educational changes as a winter storm continues to impact Central Illinois. Here is...
Cooper Banks Feb 01, 2022 Midwest Communications
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