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Local COVID roundup 6/1: under 40 new cases during holiday weekend
PEORIA, Ill. — Despite being closed for Memorial Day, thus adding an extra day to its totals, the Peoria City/County Health Department on Tuesday reported only 37 new COVID-19 cases over the thr...
Jeremy Scott Jun 01, 2021

Saturday In The Park, I Think It Was The 24th Of July
CJ Jun 01, 2021
State COVID roundup 6/1: Lowest case count since March 2020
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Tuesday reported 401 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, the lowest number of new cases in the state since March 25, 2020. In a...
Dalton Kemper Jun 01, 2021
IL Lawmakers pass legislation to postpone primary
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois lawmakers approved changes to state election law over the holiday weekend, including moving the March primary to June. The later date would only be in effect next ye...
Julia Bradley Jun 01, 2021
Chicago to play in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. — Legendary rock and roll band Chicago will return to the Peoria Civic Center Theater this summer. Tickets for the July 24 show go on sale Friday, June 4 at 10 a.m. at Ticketmaster ...
Julia Bradley Jun 01, 2021
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Illinois lawmakers pass ethics reforms bill
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A series of ethics reforms made it through the Illinois House and Senate in the final hours of the spring legislative session that ended Monday night. The measure bans politi...
Julia Bradley Jun 01, 2021
State lawmakers pass Illinois’ $42 billion budget
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — State lawmakers approved a more than $42 billion Illinois state budget for the new fiscal year late Monday night. The budget passed the Illinois House and Senate along party ...
Julia Bradley Jun 01, 2021
State COVID roundup 5/31: Just 521 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Monday reported just 521 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 33 additional deaths. It’s the lowest number of CO...
Dalton Kemper May 31, 2021
Monday morning apartment fire causes $20,000 in damage
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics were dispatched Monday morning around 4:40 a.m. to 6831 N. Frostwood Pkwy on reports of smoke in a two-story apartment building. Once they arrived, f...
Dalton Kemper May 31, 2021

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