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Pritzker Signs Law Protecting Immigrant Renters In Illinois
(AP) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a law aimed at creating protections for immigrants who rent in Illinois. The law prohibits landlords from evicting or retaliating against tenants based on th...
Julia Bradley Aug 22, 2019
Ameren Illinois Hosting Event For Seniors
Ameren Illinois is hosting an interactive Energy Efficiency Power Hour for local seniors Thursday, August 22, at the Fondulac Park District in East Peoria. Attendees will have the opportunity to watch...
Julia Bradley Aug 22, 2019
Preparing For The Big Duck Race
It is the longest running race of its kind. Peoria’s Center for Prevention of Abuse, are preparing nearly 30,000 rubber ducks, to compete in the 31st Annual Duck Race. The Duck Race is th...
Mike Sabol Aug 21, 2019
Alabama Cancels Peoria Show; Tour
The legendary country band Alabama, announced to the fans and friends on Wednesday, the band will have to postpone their current ’50th Anniversary Tour’. The band was scheduled to play at ...
Mike Sabol Aug 21, 2019
Nurse Charged in Fatal Hit-N-Run Headed to Jail
A Peoria nurse will spend more than two months behind bars for leaving the scene of a fatal traffic accident. Circuit court judge Kevin Lyons imposed a 75-day jail sentence for 26 year old Amanda Boye...
Kevin Bessler Aug 21, 2019
Coroner Releases Autopsy Results Of Two Recent Homicides
Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has released the autopsy results of Peoria’s most recent homicide victims. The city’s 16th homicide victim, 63-year-old Theresa Simmons passed away at O...
Kristina Leahy Aug 21, 2019
Peoria To Discuss Potential Sale Of Marijuana
The legalization of marijuana in Illinois is four months away, and local officials will discuss local control. Marijuana will be legal in the state of Illinois beginning Jan. 1 2020. On Saturday Aug. ...
Kristina Leahy Aug 21, 2019
Local Agency Needs More Foster Parents
Peoria’s Lutheran Social Services of Illinois needs more foster parents to help children under their care. “Every agency is in the same boat…as in there just aren’t enough home...
Julia Bradley Aug 21, 2019
Trump Administration Plans To End Limits On Child Detention
(AP) – The Department of Homeland Security is moving to end a long-standing federal court agreement that limits how long immigrant children can be kept in detention. That’s according to tw...
Julia Bradley Aug 21, 2019
Woman Stabbed Overnight In S. Peoria
A stabbing overnight leaves a woman injured on Peoria’s south side. Police say the woman was stabbed in the eye in the 900 block of S. Shelley Street just before 11 p.m. Tuesday. The incident is...
Julia Bradley Aug 21, 2019

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