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Deadline looms for police academy
PEORIA, Ill. — It’s last call at the Peoria Police Department. The deadline to register for the PPD’s Citizens’ Police Academy was set for October 7th. A few spots as of Thursd...
Jeremy Scott Oct 03, 2019
New abortion clinic going up in Illinois, near St. Louis
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) – Planned Parenthood has quietly been building a new abortion clinic in Illinois, just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, as Missouri women concerned about ...
Jeremy Scott Oct 03, 2019
Chicago teachers set strike date
CHICAGO (AP) – The Chicago Teachers Union said educators in the nation’s third-largest school district will go on strike starting Oct. 17 if there’s no deal on a contract. Union dele...
Jeremy Scott Oct 03, 2019
Rain Record Set In September
PEORIA Ill. – Peoria had its 8th wettest September with nearly 8-inches of rain at The Peoria International Airport. According 25-News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins Peoria was 13-inches ahea...
Mike Sabol Oct 02, 2019
Pritzker proclaims October as Cyber Security Awareness Month
PEORIA, Ill. – To recognize the importance of cyber security, Governor J.B. Pritzker has proclaimed October as Cyber Security Awareness Month. First recognized in 2004, this year’s nationa...
Kristina Leahy Oct 02, 2019
Civic Center parent merges
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria Civic Center has gone Global. SMG, the venue management company that, for many years, oversaw the venue, announced Tuesday it merged with Los Angeles-based AEG Faciliti...
Jeremy Scott Oct 02, 2019
Possible hazardous material found in Edwards
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics were called to 7116 N. Kickapoo-Edwards Road for a possible hazardous material release Tuesday afternoon. Peoria crews responded to a mutual aid call...
Julia Bradley Oct 02, 2019
Round Two For Adult Cannabis License Applications
CHICAGO - The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation announced Tuesday that applications for adult use cannabis licenses for new dispensing organizations are available. The appli...
Mike Sabol Oct 01, 2019
Former POTUS candidate to speak in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. — The Creve Coeur Club of Peoria has announced the speaker for its annual George Washington Day Banquet. Former Hewlett-Packard CEO and 2016 Republican presidential candidate Carly ...
Jeremy Scott Oct 01, 2019
Shining light on the fight against breast cancer
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and OSF Saint Francis Medical Center is bringing attention to the importance of mammograms. Cindy Martin, director of Women’s Services, said that about ...
Kristina Leahy Oct 01, 2019

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