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Peoria Housing Authority to get over $2 million in funding
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria Housing Authority will be receiving over $2 million dollars in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Senators Tammy Duckworth and D...
Kevin Bessler Feb 13, 2020
Leaders in Peoria push for redistricting reform
PEORIA, Ill. — Illinois legislators and government activists from Peoria and around the state held a network of news conferences Thursday to voice support for the Fair Maps Amendment, a comprehe...
Kevin Bessler Feb 13, 2020
Iowa murder suspect arrested in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. — A man wanted in a double homicide in Waterloo, Iowa turned himself in to Peoria Police Wednesday night. Waterloo Police obtained warrants for 36-year-old Matthew Buford III’...
Julia Bradley Feb 13, 2020
WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 9 A.M. FRIDAY
(NWS) – As skies clear and winds diminish tonight, low temperatures will drop below zero. Wind chills will be into the 15 below to 20 below zero range, resulting in an increased risk for frostbi...
Julia Bradley Feb 13, 2020
LaHood shares views on Roger Stone case
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Several lawyers who prosecuted President Trump’s longtime ally Roger Stone have quit the case after the Justice Department overruled them and said the agency would lower...
Julia Bradley Feb 13, 2020
Peoria crews work to stay ahead of snow
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria’s main roads looked good Thursday morning heading into the commute to work. Sie Maroon, with Peoria Public Works, said streets were in excellent condition for travel....
Julia Bradley Feb 13, 2020
State law requires gratuities to be paid to employees
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.– Food service employees in the state of Illinois will keep more tips earned. New legislation has been signed by Governor JB Pritzker that clarifies an existing state law makes ...
Mike Sabol Feb 12, 2020
Collins: first comes snow, then comes frigidity
PEORIA, Ill. — The latest winter blast has been exactly what experts expected. Don’t expect that to change, for better or for worse, said news partner 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Col...
Jeremy Scott Feb 12, 2020
Local history connecting to Lincoln on display in Pekin
PEKIN, Ill. — A historical document that connects Abraham Lincoln to central Illinois is on display at the Tazewell County Clerks Office in Pekin. The document is a mortgage that was recorded in...
Kristina Leahy Feb 12, 2020
Armed robbery suspect nabbed
PEORIA, Ill. — A man accused of robbing a citizen at gunpoint during a Facebook Marketplace dealing was taken Wednesday into Peoria Police custody. Police have arrested 19-year-old Damarius Bill...
Jeremy Scott Feb 12, 2020

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