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Illinois ramps up vehicle vs. deer season awareness
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – It’s that time of year when drivers need to be extra watchful for deer crossing Illinois roads. Illinois Department of Natural Resources spokesperson Rachel Torbert sai...
Mike Sabol Oct 09, 2019
St. Louis Cardinals advance to the NL Championship Series
ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) – The St. Louis Cardinals scored 10 runs for the biggest opening inning in postseason history and dealt the Atlanta Braves another playoff heartbreak with a 13-1 rout in decisi...
Mike Sabol Oct 09, 2019
Peoria County receives $5.6 million for lead hazard control
PEORIA, Ill. – A new grant will help with children’s health in Peoria. The Peoria County Health Department announced on Wednesday that the department has been awarded a grant for lead haza...
Kristina Leahy Oct 09, 2019
Downtown to see the Peoria Innovation District
PEORIA, Ill. – Parts of downtown Peoria will be designated as the Peoria Innovation District. Jake Hamann, the Executive Director of the Peoria Innovation Alliance said the area being designated...
Kristina Leahy Oct 09, 2019
“Lights On, Peoria”, Peoria Public Schools awarded federal grant
PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria Public Schools announced Wednesday that the school district was awarded a $3,475,172 School Climate Transformation Grant. The grant is for three high schools: Richwoods, Pe...
Mike Sabol Oct 09, 2019
CAT maintains quarterly dividend
PEORIA, Ill. –Caterpillar, Inc. has announced that the company’s quarterly dividend will stay at $1.03 per share of common stock, payable Nov. 20 to shareholders on record on Oct. 21. Sinc...
Julia Bradley Oct 09, 2019
PPS seeking input on ‘snow day’ learning
PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria Public Schools is looking for input on snow day learning from home. Last year, the Illinois State Board of Education allowed school districts to impliment ‘work from ...
Julia Bradley Oct 09, 2019
White House, Democrats spar over rules for impeachment
WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House and Democrats in the House of Representatives are headed toward a battle royal over what exactly the Constitution means when it says the “sole power of im...
Julia Bradley Oct 09, 2019
Peoria City Council discusses regulations of recreational cannabis
PEORIA, Ill. – Illinois is a few months away from recreational marijuana becoming legal, and the Peoria City Council is closer to deciding if recreational marijuana will be sold on the city. Tue...
Kristina Leahy Oct 08, 2019
The Illinois Lottery launch instant game to fight breast cancer.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Lottery launched the latest “Ticket For The Cure” instant game to benefit the fight against breast cancer. Officials say on an average.. a woman is d...
Mike Sabol Oct 08, 2019

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