Peoria Public Radio News

A Peoria Doctor is being recognized for outstanding pediatric care. 

Dr. Teresa Riech (REESH) is the Emergency Department Pediatric Medical Director at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of Illinois. She is receiving the State’s Ron W. Lee Pediatric Care Award. 

Morton High School was under lockdown today for about an hour following a written threat of violence. The hard lockdown was put into effect at 10:20 this morning. The school transitioned to a soft lockdown by 11 and moved to an all-clear level by 11:20 when the schedule resumed as normal. A student is in custody and Morton Police continue to investigate. 

The shuttered Hanna City is about to get some soil remediation in hopes of a new purpose. Peoria Public Radio’s Tanya Koonce reports a meeting last night shed light on the process. 

The US Air Force used the site for radar tracking until 1968. Since, it’s had a variety of uses, but for about the last decade mostly it's sat dark. 

The Peoria Housing Authority will soon have a way to collect unpaid bills left by former tenants. The authority recently completed an application for the Local Debt Recovery Program offered by the state. It will allow the PHA to recover the debts of former tenants through state tax returns. Brenda Coates is the Chief Executive Officer of the authority.

"Any funds that we can recoup with reductions in funding, but also if tenants owe us money, there will be a data base. Any money that we can recoup is going to be helpful for us.”