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Underground parking deck fire Saturday evening
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Firefighters and Paramedics responded to a call Saturday evening at 125 SW. Jefferson St. shortly after 4 p.m. When they arrived, crews found light smoke emerging from unde...
Ben Pollard Jan 31, 2021

State COVID roundup 1/30: statewide positivity down slightly
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health Saturday announced 3,345 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, as well as 65 deaths. In past 24 hours, labs have collected 10...
Ben Pollard Jan 30, 2021

Morton COVID update: student quarantines down
MORTON, Ill. — Morton School District 709 announced Friday 14 students were positive with COVID-19, compared to nine the previous week. 105 students were in quarantine as of Friday, a decrease o...
Ben Pollard Jan 30, 2021

Fatal crash in Tazewell County
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. — One person was killed, and two others were injured Friday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash between Deer Creek and Morton. “One of the occupants of a passenger vehic...
Julia Bradley Jan 30, 2021

Man injured in S. Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police responded around 8:15 p.m. Friday to the area of the 700 block of S. Western regarding two ShotSpotter alerts. Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said 10 rounds w...
Julia Bradley Jan 30, 2021

Collins: A mix of rain and snow moves in Saturday
PEORIA, Ill. — Another round of winter weather is headed for the Peoria area this weekend. News partner 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins predicts a slushy mess of rain and snow that wil...
Julia Bradley Jan 30, 2021

Suspect arrested in fatal Peoria shooting; victim named
***UPDATE*** 2:53 P.M. 1/31/21 Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said 31-year-old Jevon Gilliam was pronounced dead Saturday morning around 12:30 after being shot nearly an hour prior at the Peoria ...
Julia Bradley Jan 30, 2021

Local COVID roundup 1/29: more hospital beds open up
PEORIA, Ill. — Three area residents died between Thursday and Friday from COVID-19, while 116 tested positive. Peoria City/County Health Department said a woman in her 80s from Peoria County die...
Jeremy Scott Jan 29, 2021

Attorney says Robinhood was within rights to restrict GameStop trading
PEORIA, Ill. — Robinhood has been at the forefront this week of a skyrocketing GameStop stock as users of Reddit drove the price up to over $300 a share. On Thursday, Robinhood was one of many o...
Dalton Kemper Jan 29, 2021

State COVID roundup 1/29: another record-setting vax day
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — For a third 24-hour period in a row, Illinois between Thursday and Friday broke its own record for COVID-19 doses given. 58,357 people during that time received a shot. Illin...
Jeremy Scott Jan 29, 2021
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