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Pekin holding large item disposal event
PEKIN, Ill. — The City of Pekin this Saturday will be holding a bulk disposal event. Big items may be dropped off at one of three locations: 1208 Koch St., the corner of Second and Susannah, and...
Jeremy Scott May 19, 2021

Local COVID roundup 5/19: Peoria man in 30s among dead
PEORIA, Ill. — Four Peoria County people between Tuesday and Wednesday succumbed to COVID-19 complications. Among them were a man in his 30s, a man in his 50s, a woman in her 60s, and a man in h...
Jeremy Scott May 19, 2021

Full count: Busch Stadium announces 100% capacity
ST. LOUIS — As if the deck wasn’t already stacked against the Miami Marlins, they will now be the guinea pigs to what could be the first sell-out crowd at Busch Stadium since before the co...
Jeremy Scott May 19, 2021

Gov. Pritzker announces $20 billion construction plan
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker Wednesday joined representatives from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to announce $20.7 billion to be used to improve Illinois̵...
Dalton Kemper May 19, 2021

State COVID roundup 5/19: new cases at 1.6k
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A total of 1,633 Illinoisans between Tuesday and Wednesday found out they have COVID-19. 28 died. 117,381 vaccine doses were registered during that time, though a portion of ...
Jeremy Scott May 19, 2021

McDonald’s workers across U.S. to strike Wednesday
McDonald’s workers across the United States are expected to strike Wednesday, May 19, and demand the company raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Last week McDonald’s announced they are ...
Dalton Kemper May 19, 2021

Biden tells Netanyahu he wants ‘de-escalation’ of Israel-Gaza fighting
GAZA/JERUSALEM/ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden pushed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to reduce tensions in the Gaza conflict on the path to a ce...
Julia Bradley May 19, 2021

2nd fire in 4 days ruled arson
PEORIA, Ill. - A house that caught fire last Friday morning went up in flames again Tuesday night. Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics were dispatched around 7:45 to the 300 block of S. Webster. The structu...
Jeremy Scott May 18, 2021

Pekin woman murdered, investigation underway; victim ID’ed, suspect in custody
***UPDATE*** 5/19/21 4:15 P.M. 66-year-old Kenneth Turnbow has been arrested for first degree murder pertaining to this case. Turnbow’s address was listed as the same address at which the shooti...
Jeremy Scott May 18, 2021

Local COVID roundup 5/18: 4 new area deaths
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department Tuesday reported four additional area residents have succumbed to COVID-19. In Peoria County, a female in her 60s and a female in her 80s ...
Dalton Kemper May 18, 2021
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