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Baseball’s back: MLB sets 60-game sked, opens July 23 or 24
NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball issued a 60-game schedule Tuesday night that will start July 23 or 24 in empty ballparks as the sport tries to push ahead amid the coronavirus following months of...
Jun 23, 2020
State COVID roundup 6/23: Ezike says Illinois continues to see a decline
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — 601 new cases of COVID-19 were reported Tuesday by the Illinois Department of Public Health. The new cases bring the state’s total number of confirmed cases during the ...
Jun 23, 2020
Body found in Washington being investigated as a homicide
WASHINGTON, Ill. — Washington Police Chief Mike McCoy said Tuesday the body found on June 17 in a drainage ditch is being investigated as a homicide. The call came into the WPD at around 9:30 a....
Jun 23, 2020
Local COVID roundup 6/23: Peoria County reports 17 new cases
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department reported an uptick of 17 new COVID-19 cases for Peoria County. The increase brings the total number of confirmed cases for Peoria County t...
Jun 23, 2020
Washington PD to release details of body found last week
WASHINGTON, Ill. - The Washington Police Department will hold a press conference at 2 p.m. Tuesday regarding information about a body found last week behind Sunnyland Plaza. The body discovered in a d...
Jun 23, 2020
Peoria native heading up NBA operations
PEORIA, Ill. — A Peoria basketball great has received an impressive promotion. Peoria Manual Rams star David Booth has been announced as one of two new vice presidents of NBA basketball operatio...
Jun 23, 2020
PPS approves hybrid reopening plan
PEORIA, Ill. — This fall, Peoria Public Schools students will be learning both remotely from home and in an in-school setting. On a 5-2 vote Monday night, the PPS School Board approved a blended...
Jun 23, 2020
Pekin extends executive order for outdoor sales areas
PEKIN, Ill. — Phase Four of the Restore Illinois Plan is on the horizon, and the Pekin City Council approved to extend an executive order regarding outdoor sales areas. Pekin City Manager Mark R...
Jun 22, 2020
THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 930 FOR CENTRAL PEORIA MARSHALL AND WOODFORD COUNTIES
Jun 22, 2020
State COVID roundup 6/22: Less than 500 cases reported
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health Monday reported less than 500 cases of COVID-19, 462. The total number of cases of the virus since the pandemic began sits at 137,224...
Jun 22, 2020
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