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IHSA sets guidelines for return to competition for low-risk sports
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — As the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) gives the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) more information, IHSA has updated guidelines for a return to play for lo...
Dalton Kemper Jan 19, 2021

Local COVID roundup 1/19: phase 4 inches closer
PEORIA, Ill. — 14 area residents have died from COVID-19 complications since Friday’s last update from the Peoria City/County Health Department. Peoria County accounted for 13 of those dea...
Jeremy Scott Jan 19, 2021

U.S. Senate Republican leader McConnell says Trump ‘provoked’ Jan. 6 riot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday accused President Donald Trump, a fellow Republican, of provoking the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. “The mob was...
Julia Bradley Jan 19, 2021

Pekin therapy dog wins Cabinet spot
PEKIN, Ill. — Harper spends a lot of her time helping kids learn to read with the “Paws to Read” program and visiting nursing homes. But, now she’s got something quite impressi...
Julia Bradley Jan 19, 2021

Peoria crash leaves car split in half
PEORIA, Ill. — First responders were called around 8:20 p.m. Monday night to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of War Memorial Drive and Sheridan Road in Peoria. Both vehicles suffered maj...
Julia Bradley Jan 19, 2021

Looking ahead: what’s next in the COVID mitigation process?
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — After Sunday’s announcement Region Two had advanced to tier one COVID-19 mitigation level, the Illinois Department of Public Health turned its attention Monday towards ...
Jeremy Scott Jan 18, 2021

U.S. Capitol lockdown lifted, fire nearby contained
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Capitol complex was shut down for about an hour on Monday out of an abundance of caution after a small fire broke out nearby, underscoring security jitters days b...
Julia Bradley Jan 18, 2021

Peorians celebrate Martin Luther King with vehicle parade/service
PEORIA, Ill. — Due to COVID-19, Peoria’s annual Martin Luther King Freedom March will be a vehicle parade this year, allowing participants to be socially distanced throughout the event. Mo...
Julia Bradley Jan 18, 2021

IHSA: Low risk Winter sports can get underway
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Since Illinois’ Region Two has entered tier one COVID-19 mitigation, high school winter sports can start practicing. “That’s a movement in the right directi...
Julia Bradley Jan 18, 2021

Peoria celebrating Martin Luther King with march
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria’s King Holiday Committee on Monday, Jan. 18 is holding their annual Martin Luther King Freedom March. The march will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the Garrett Center, located...
Julia Bradley Jan 18, 2021
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