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164,000 Jobs Added In July
		(AP) – U.S. employers slowed their hiring in July, adding a still-healthy 164,000 jobs to an economy that appears poised to extend its decade-plus expansion. The Labor Department says the unempl...
			
				Kristina Leahy				Aug 02, 2019							
		PPS Offers New Bus Tracking App For Parents
		The new school year is just days away. Peoria Public Schools is offering a new app for parents to track their student’s bus. PPS Transportation Director Josh Collins says parents will now be abl...
			
				Julia Bradley				Aug 02, 2019							
		Central Illinois Facing Slight Drought Situation
		After a rainy start to the year that caused flooding along the Illinois and Mississippi rivers, we are now begging for some of the wet stuff. According to News Partner New 25 Chief Meteorologist Chuck...
			
				Mike Sabol				Aug 01, 2019							
		Unidentified Liquid Brings Tense Moments To Bartonville
		Bartonville officials are investigating of the finding of containers of an unidentifiable liquid near a local business. Fire crews responded to the area near SC2 Inc, at 6409 w. Smithville Rd around 4...
			
				Kristina Leahy				Aug 01, 2019							
		Trump Threatens Tariffs On China
		(AP) – President Donald Trump says the U.S. will apply a new tariff of 10% on about $300 billion worth of products from China on Sept. 1. Trump tweeted Thursday amid slow-moving talks with China...
			
				Syndicated Author				Aug 01, 2019							
		Oyler Update: An Emergency Order Of Protection
		Peoria City Council Member Zach Oyler was arrested Tuesday. Oyler was arrested for aggravated domestic battery, interfering with a report of domestic violence, and unlawful restraint, and booked in th...
			
				Syndicated Author				Aug 01, 2019							
		Peoria Area Sees Increase In Tourism
		Peoria has seen a 4.4 percent increase from 2017 and 2018 of people traveling to the area for events and experiences. J.D. Dalfonso, President of the Peoria Area Business and Convention Bureau tells W...
			
				Syndicated Author				Aug 01, 2019							
		UnityPoint Health Announces New Central IL Officer
		UnityPoint Health announces a new local officer. Jeanine Spain, RN-C, MHA has been named Chief Operating Officer of UnityPoint Health-Central Illinois. “Central Illinois is my home and I’m...
			
				Syndicated Author				Aug 01, 2019							
		OSF HealthCare Warns Of Phone Scams
		OSF HealthCare says several of its hospitals have received reports of patients or caregivers receiving calls from what appears to be an OSF HealthCare caller ID. The callers ask for bank account and p...
			
				Syndicated Author				Aug 01, 2019							
		Memphis To Peoria Runners Making Their Way Home
		214 Memphis to Peoria runners are making the trek home to Peoria. The run’s co-founder Mike McCoy says Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis’ Gold Team took the first leg home as they left St. Jude Child...
			
				Syndicated Author				Aug 01, 2019							
		 
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