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Monday morning apartment fire causes $20,000 in damage
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics were dispatched Monday morning around 4:40 a.m. to 6831 N. Frostwood Pkwy on reports of smoke in a two-story apartment building. Once they arrived, f...
May 31, 2021
Shooting overnight in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. — A shooting early Monday morning in Peoria left one person injured. Peoria Police said multiple shots were fired around 12:10 a.m. in the 700 block of E. Arcadia. A short time late...
May 31, 2021
State COVID roundup 5/30: 50% of IL adults fully vaccinated
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Sunday reported 602 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 18 deaths. In addition, 67% of Illinois adults have receiv...
May 31, 2021
Peoria Fire handles unknown substance at Peoria Walgreens
PEORIA, Ill. — A Peoria Walgreens had to be evacuated and shut down Saturday morning due to an unknown substance found in a sealed container by the store’s entrance, at 2515 N Knoxville Av...
May 30, 2021
Local COVID roundup 5/28: bed usage remains under 50
PEORIA, Ill. — A mere 21 residents, total, of Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties tested positive between Thursday and Friday for COVID-19. 13 of the cases are Peoria residents, eight live i...
May 28, 2021
Peoria TikToker attracts new residents to area
PEORIA, Ill. — A Peoria TikToker, Angie Ostaszewski, has been promoting and showing affordable homes in the area since late last year on her page, @angieslistings. All of Ostaszewski’s vid...
May 28, 2021
State COVID roundup 5/28: case count back under 1k
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A total of 982 people throughout Illinois between Thursday and Friday tested positive for the coronavirus, while 21 died from it. The Illinois Department of Public Health sai...
May 28, 2021
Republicans in U.S. Senate block probe of Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Friday derailed a bipartisan inquiry into the deadly assault on the Capitol by former President Donald Trump’s supporters, despite a torre...
May 28, 2021
Remember America’s fallen soldiers on Memorial Day
PEORIA, Ill. — America’s Gold Star Families, based in Peoria Heights, typically puts on a ceremony at the Gateway Building on the Peoria riverfront honoring soldiers who’ve given the...
May 28, 2021
Illinois Democrats roll out new legislative maps
PEORIA, Ill. — Illinois’ new legislative maps are out. And, for the first time, the maps have been drawn up by state politicians without the use of data from the U.S. Census. Republican St...
May 28, 2021
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