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Former Bradley pitcher Janssen remembered as remarkable player, person
by Kristina Leahy and Jeremy Scott PEORIA, Ill. — Mitch Janssen was announced as one of the three who passed away in a plane crash Tuesday on I-55 near Lincoln. Janssen was a Princeville native,...
Jeremy Scott Mar 04, 2020
Bradley grad among plane crash victims
LINCOLN, Ill. — A former Bradley University student-athlete is among three people killed in Tuesday’s plane crash on I-55 near Lincoln. 22-year-old Mitch Janssen, a 2019 graduate and four-...
Jeremy Scott Mar 04, 2020
DIOSH Day kicks off at the Civic Center
PEORIA, Ill. — An event dedicated safety and health with employers and employees is in its 29th year at the Peoria Civic Center. The Downstate Illinois Occupational Safety and Health (DIOSH) Day...
Kristina Leahy Mar 04, 2020
Peoria scrap yard fire shuts down traffic near Bartonville
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics responded to a large scrap yard fire Tuesday at Allied Industries located at 2600 W. Clark around 4:30 p.m. Large plume of black and grey smoke rose ...
Mike Sabol Mar 03, 2020
East Peoria City Council encourages public input for budget
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — East Peoria is working on approving the fiscal city budget for 2020-2021. Mayor John Kahl said it is important for the council to hear what the public has to say. “It...
Kristina Leahy Mar 03, 2020
Tazewell touts more federal funding
PEKIN, Ill. — Grant money continued rolling in Tuesday for the Tazewell County Clerk’s Office. The office announced an additional Federal CyberNavigator grant of almost $1,400 to cover sta...
Jeremy Scott Mar 03, 2020
ISP District 8 warns community of phone scam
METAMORA, Ill. — The Illinois State Police is warning the community of a phone scam that has been circling District 8. Public Information Officer Haylie Polistina said the phone number being use...
Kristina Leahy Mar 03, 2020
Three dead in plane crash on I-55
LINCOLN, Ill. — The Illinois State Police confirm a small plane crashed at approximately 8:49 a.m. Tuesday at mile marker 126 on I-55 in Lincoln. The southbound lanes of I-55 near the crash site...
Julia Bradley Mar 03, 2020
Small plane crash closes part of I-55 in Lincoln
LINCOLN, Ill. — The Illinois State Police confirm a small plane crashed at approximately 8:49 a.m. Tuesday at mile marker 126 on I-55 in Lincoln. The southbound lanes of I-55 near the crash site...
Julia Bradley Mar 03, 2020
Peoria home damaged by fire
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria firefighters were called around 12:20 p.m. Monday to a home in the 900 block of S. Sumner. Dark smoke was seen coming from the side of the home upon the crew’s arriva...
Julia Bradley Mar 03, 2020

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