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Local COVID roundup 2/17: region ICU capacity goes down
PEORIA, Ill. — Five Peoria County residents between Tuesday and Wednesday became casualties of COVID-19. Two of them, both women in their 80s, were long-term care facility residents. One lived a...
Jeremy Scott Feb 17, 2021

State COVID roundup 2/17: wintry WX slows vax shipments
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The winter storm that slammed most of the United States this week has wreaked havoc on COVID-19 vaccine shipments. The Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed Wednesda...
Jeremy Scott Feb 17, 2021

BU hoopster Childs faces sex charge
***UPDATE*** 4/1/21 7:15 A.M. Bradley University basketball player Elijah Childs faces a sex crime charge stemming from an alleged February incident during the Braves’ trip to Springfield, MO fo...
Dalton Kemper Feb 17, 2021

Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh dead at 70
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Provocative and polarizing U.S. talk radio luminary Rush Limbaugh, a leading voice on the American political right since the 1980s who boosted, and was honored by, former ...
Julia Bradley Feb 17, 2021

BU officials: return to normal classes possible by fall
PEORIA, Ill. - Bradley University officials have announced they plan to return the institution to full-time traditional learning, complete with regular campus life and extracurricular activities, for ...
Jeremy Scott Feb 17, 2021

One injured in Pekin stabbing overnight
PEKIN, Ill. — Pekin Police were called at approximately 11:54 p.m. Tuesday to the 100 block of Sapp Street on reports of a man being stabbed. Public Information Officer Billie Ingles said that a...
Julia Bradley Feb 17, 2021

Peoria officer crashes into McDonald’s on Western
PEORIA, Ill. — A Peoria Police officer was injured Wednesday morning after losing control of their squad car, crashing into a business on Western Avenue. “The squad car left the roadway an...
Julia Bradley Feb 17, 2021

IL State of the State address will be virtual Wednesday
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Gov. J-B Pritzker will deliver his State of the State and budget address virtually at noon Wednesday. According to Pritzker’s press secretary, the State of the...
Julia Bradley Feb 17, 2021

East Peoria council approves city rehab plan
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — A plan to upgrade livability in three East Peoria neighborhoods is on the brink of coming to fruition. City council voted unanimously Tuesday night to place a resolution on t...
Jeremy Scott Feb 16, 2021

Caring for pets in winter weather
PEORIA, Ill. — Dogs and cats, like people, are susceptible to frostbite and hypothermia in cold temperatures. For that reason, it’s important to remember to care for pets in bitterly cold ...
Dalton Kemper Feb 16, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
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