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One injured in Pekin stabbing overnight
PEKIN, Ill. — Pekin Police were called at approximately 11:54 p.m. Tuesday to the 100 block of Sapp Street on reports of a man being stabbed. Public Information Officer Billie Ingles said that a...
Julia Bradley Feb 17, 2021
Peoria officer crashes into McDonald’s on Western
PEORIA, Ill. — A Peoria Police officer was injured Wednesday morning after losing control of their squad car, crashing into a business on Western Avenue. “The squad car left the roadway an...
Julia Bradley Feb 17, 2021
IL State of the State address will be virtual Wednesday
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Gov. J-B Pritzker will deliver his State of the State and budget address virtually at noon Wednesday. According to Pritzker’s press secretary, the State of the...
Julia Bradley Feb 17, 2021
East Peoria council approves city rehab plan
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — A plan to upgrade livability in three East Peoria neighborhoods is on the brink of coming to fruition. City council voted unanimously Tuesday night to place a resolution on t...
Jeremy Scott Feb 16, 2021
Caring for pets in winter weather
PEORIA, Ill. — Dogs and cats, like people, are susceptible to frostbite and hypothermia in cold temperatures. For that reason, it’s important to remember to care for pets in bitterly cold ...
Dalton Kemper Feb 16, 2021
Local COVID roundup 2/16: 1 death over 4-day period
PEORIA, Ill. — A Tazewell County woman has become the area’s latest coronavirus casualty. She was in her 70s and her living situation was not reported. The area accumulated 242 new cases a...
Jeremy Scott Feb 16, 2021
State COVID roundup 2/16: severe wx reduces vax count
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The state of Illinois accounted for 1,348 of the new coronavirus cases between Monday and Tuesday across America. 32 Illinoisans died during that time from the virus. The 40,...
Jeremy Scott Feb 16, 2021
Pritzker issues disaster proclamation following Monday’s winter storms
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. J.B. Pritzker has issued a statewide disaster proclamation following Monday night’s winter storms that left some Illinois counties with power outages, massive snow...
Julia Bradley Feb 16, 2021
Cancellations and delays, 2/16 (UPDATING)
Metamora Township HS – Remote Learning Day Pekin Public Schools District 108 – Remote Learning Day Tremont CUSD #702 – Remote Learning Day Roanoke-Benson CUSD #60 – Remote Lear...
Jeremy Scott Feb 15, 2021
Update: Washington woman found dead identified
WASHINGTON, Ill. — A Washington woman, who died after she apparently fell into a creek Friday, has been identified by the Tazewell County coroner. “Pronounced deceased at the scene at 4:10...
Dalton Kemper Feb 15, 2021

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