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1 week ago | 
centralillinoisproud.com | Andy Kravetz |Christopher Huslig |Alex Berger
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Cars lined up on the side of the road for a chance to see and hear explosions of the McCluggage Bridge on Wednesday morning. It was supposed to come between 9:30 and 10 a.m. but that time slot came and went. Hundreds watched online and others stood near their cars to wait for the “boom.” And when it came, it was a few seconds and then it was over. Workers braved the rain in order to get traffic closed off and get everything ready for the detonation.
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3 weeks ago | 
centralillinoisproud.com | Andy Kravetz |Alex Berger
PEKIN, Ill. (WMBD) — It’s a tremendous opportunity, officials said that a Singapore-based medical company chose to come to Pekin and invest in the community. Epic Medical, which will do business in Illinois as Epic Pharma Solutions, will pay the city $500,000 for 66.5 acres in the Riverway Business Park north of Hanna Drive to build an indoor facility. “For Epic Medical, this is a real epic moment,” said the company’s CEO Freddie Lee. Video Player is loading.
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3 weeks ago | 
centralillinoisproud.com | Andy Kravetz |Alex Berger
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A boom, a puff of smoke and it was the beginning of the end for the old eastbound span of the McClugage Bridge which will be brought down in series of controlled demolitions. In an instant, part of the old bridge, which carried cars and trucks over the river for seven decades, was gone. The explosion, one of six ordered by the Illinois Department of Transportation, is among the final phases of the years-long replacement of the span.
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1 month ago | 
wcia.com | Christopher Huslig |Alex Berger |Andy Kravetz |Breanna Rittman
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — An official at Bloomington Junior High School confirmed Monday that one of the four people found dead in a house Sunday was a student here. David Mouser, the superintendent with Bloomington School District 87, said the district was “deeply saddened” by events that happened over the weekend. The student, whose name has not yet been released by the McLean County Coroner’s office, was in 8th grade, he said.
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1 month ago | 
centralillinoisproud.com | Andy Kravetz |Breanna Rittman |Alex Berger |Christopher Huslig
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — An official at Bloomington Junior High School confirmed Monday that one of the four people found dead in a house Sunday was a student here. David Mouser, the superintendent with Bloomington School District 87, said the district was “deeply saddened” by events that happened over the weekend. The student, whose name has not yet been released by the McLean County Coroner’s office, was in 8th grade, he said.
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2 months ago | 
centralillinoisproud.com | Andy Kravetz |Alex Berger
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) — An exhibit at Heartland Community College honors the Harlem Renaissance movement that occurred 100 years ago, which was equally important for Queer rights. The Prairie Pride Coalition displayed the traveling exhibit “The Harlem Renaissance: As Gay as it was Black.” There were about 20 posters set up at the school’s Workforce Development Center.
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2 months ago | 
centralillinoisproud.com | Alex Berger |Sean Lisitza
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) –Artificial intelligence technology has advanced into almost all aspects of our lives, and the medical field is no exception. From lifting the workload from doctors to helping better detect cancer, AI is helping to revolutionize the healthcare industry in many ways. All week, WMBD is taking a look at artificial intelligence and how it could affect our society. But what is AI?
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2 months ago | 
centralillinoisproud.com | Andy Kravetz |Alex Berger
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Christmas is a time to enjoy family and to appreciate our lives but for one Peoria family, the holiday has taken on a new meaning. This weekend, the Post family will gather around the tree, albeit eight weeks late, and exchange gifts. They’ll smile and laugh. Their dog, Chewbacca, will likely get tons of treats. Yet, the biggest gift of all, one that can’t be opened or seen, is that they are alive and together, weeks after a horrific crash that nearly killed two of them.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
centralillinoisproud.com | Andy Kravetz |Alex Berger
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — It was a day to honor the legacy of a man and the community. Each year, on the third Monday of January, all 50 states and the federal government observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day. King was born on Jan. 15, but the federal government set the observance and the rest of the states followed.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
centralillinoisproud.com | Alex Berger |Andy Kravetz
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — It’s a heartbreaking case, one nobody ever wants to hear about happening. Charges have been given to the parents of 13-month-old Hezekiah Williams, a baby who died after being given ZzzQuill in December. The legal caseTasheaunna R. Williams, 26, and Nausicca Thomas, 27, are both charged with aggravated battery in connection with the little boy’s death. They were released earlier this week from the Peoria County Jail and will next appear in court in late February.
