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Cooling centers are available to beat the heat
PEKIN, Ill. — Where can you cool off when it’s this hot? Local health departments are advising the public to take precautions in excessive heat. But, due to COVID-19, many buildings that a...
Julia Bradley Jul 07, 2020
Trump administration announces requirements for nursing homes
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration is requiring nursing homes to report their COVID-19 cases and deaths. It also has promised to make user-friendly data available to residents, families ...
Julia Bradley Jul 07, 2020
IDOT alerting motorists to watch for pavement blowouts
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation cautioned motorists to be on the lookout for pavement buckling on roads throughout the state during extreme summertime temperatures. ̶...
Mike Sabol Jul 06, 2020
MLB ’20 schedule: Yanks-Nats, Giants-Dodgers open on July 23
NEW YORK (AP) - Mookie Betts, Gerrit Cole and a pair of high-profile matchups are set for opening day as Major League Baseball begins its shortened 60-game season on July 23 in ballparks without fans ...
Jeremy Scott Jul 06, 2020
NHL, players’ union announce plan to resume play on Aug. 1
The National Hockey League and NHL Players' Association announced a tentative agreement Monday to return to play this season and extend their collective bargaining agreement by four years. The CBA dea...
Jeremy Scott Jul 06, 2020
East Peoria PD searching for male
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — The East Peoria Police Department has enlisted the public’s help in locating 23-year-old Jordan T. Kramer. Kramer was last seen Thursday night around 7:30 at the Washin...
Jeremy Scott Jul 06, 2020
State COVID roundup 7/6: 24-hour death toll low
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Department of Public Health reported 614 new cases of coronavirus from Sunday to Monday, bringing the state’s total to 147,865. The death toll during that 24-h...
Jeremy Scott Jul 06, 2020
Local COVID roundup 7/6: Peoria County female passes away during holiday weekend
PEORIA, Ill. — A Peoria County woman in her 70s succumbed over the 4th of July weekend to COVID-19. The woman was not a long-term care facility resident. Her death brought the county’s dea...
Jeremy Scott Jul 06, 2020
Country rocker and fiddler Charlie Daniels dies at age 83
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country music firebrand and fiddler Charlie Daniels, who had a hit with "Devil Went Down to Georgia," has died at age 83. A statement from his publicist said the Country Music ...
Julia Bradley Jul 06, 2020
Federal Building vandalized, suspect arrested
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police were called just before 6 p.m. Sunday to the Federal Building, located at 100 NE Monroe, on reports of vandalism. “Upon arrival, officers located the male susp...
Julia Bradley Jul 06, 2020

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