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Man falls 125 feet from Brimfield water tower
PEORIA, Ill. — A man is in the hospital after falling 125 feet from a water tower in Brimfield. The man is a 19-year-old male who worked for the painting company, Maguire Iron Inc. — Water...
Kristina Leahy May 27, 2020
PPD: Man shot in the face in East Bluff shooting
PEORIA, Ill. — A gunshot victim is recovering following an incident in Peoria’s East Bluff Tuesday night. Peoria Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert around 10:40 p.m. in the 200 block ...
Julia Bradley May 27, 2020
Peoria City Council sets restaurant/bar guidelines for phase three
PEORIA, Ill. — Phase three for the Restore Illinois plan begins Friday, and Peoria City Council set guidelines for bars and restaurants to operate outdoors. There will be some changes to the out...
Kristina Leahy May 26, 2020
Peoria School District drafting fall back-to-school policy
PEORIA, Ill. — As Illinois waits to see how the COVID-19 situation progresses over the summer, Peoria Public School District 150 is busy putting together a plan for what a return to in-person in...
Jeremy Scott May 26, 2020
Illinois driver service facilities will reopen
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois Driver Service facilities will be a part of the phase three Restore Illinois reopening process. Secretary of State Jesse White announced Tuesday that facilities in C...
Mike Sabol May 26, 2020
East Peoria changes city code to allow more outdoor alcohol service
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — Ahead of Friday’s presumptive advancement to phase three of Restore Illinois, which will allow bars and restaurants to serve patrons outdoors, East Peoria City Council ...
Jeremy Scott May 26, 2020
Local COVID roundup 5/26: Peoria advises against outdoor entertainment
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria City Manager Patrick Urich on Tuesday encouraged everyone who can get tested at the community-based testing site at Peoria Civic Center to do so. “There’s a lot...
Jeremy Scott May 26, 2020
State COVID roundup 5/26: Remdesivir being used in Illinois hospitals
CHICAGO — Dr. Ngozi Ezike with the Illinois Department of Public Health announced the COVID-19 numbers reported on Tuesday are lower because medical facilities did receive a day off over the wee...
Kristina Leahy May 26, 2020
Morton Schools Superintendent says plan is to resume in-person learning in fall
MORTON, Ill. — In-person learning is the current plan for fall of 2020 in Morton Unit School District No. 709. Superintendent Dr. Jeff Hill has issued a video statement, calling the spring 2020 ...
Jeremy Scott May 26, 2020
Woman’s death being investigated as a homicide
PEORIA, Ill. — A Peoria woman’s death is being investigated as a homicide. Peoria Police were called to the 500 block of W. Loucks around 5:16 a.m. Sunday in regards to a unresponsive fema...
Kristina Leahy May 26, 2020

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