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Local COVID roundup 9/28: five people pass away
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria and Tazewell Counties between Saturday and Monday combined for five COVID-19 deaths and, with Woodford County mixed in, 184 new cases. The two deceased Peoria County reside...
Sep 28, 2020
State COVID roundup 9/28: 13 Illinoisans die
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — 41,142 people in Illinois between Sunday and Monday took coronavirus tests, as 1,709 people found out they have the virus. 13 people during that time passed away from complic...
Sep 28, 2020
Students/parents to sue IHSA over fall sports cancellation
CHICAGO, Ill. — A group of student-athletes and their parents plan to file a class action lawsuit against the Illinois High School Association. The suit aims to restore fall sports amid the ongo...
Sep 28, 2020
State COVID-19 roundup 9/27: positivity rate up slightly
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday reported 1,604 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide, including 14 additional deaths. Currently, IDPH is reporting the ...
Sep 28, 2020
Illinois extends driver’s license deadlines another 3 months
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White has extended expiration dates for driver’s licenses another three months. White announced this week that expired licenses n...
Sep 28, 2020
Man found shot at local liquor store
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria County Sheriff’s deputies were called just before 12:30 a.m. Monday to Farmington Liquors, located at 2100 W. Farmington Road in West Peoria, on reports of a shooting...
Sep 28, 2020
Update: Victims of Peoria single-vehicle crash identified
UPDATE: Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the four people killed in the accident. The deceased are: Jazzman Burns, 22, of Peoria; Diamond Williams, 18, of Peoria; Quanylan Thomas, 19,...
Sep 27, 2020
Saturday night Peoria shooting kills man
***UPDATE 9/28*** Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the victim as 28-year-old Donald Allen of Peoria. Harwood said Allen sustained a single gunshot wound to his head. He was officiall...
Sep 27, 2020
Trump picks conservative Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Saturday, capping a dramatic reshaping of the federal judiciary that will resonate for a generation a...
Sep 26, 2020
Fighting fire with ire: public safety cuts spark second protest
PEORIA, Ill. — For the second time in as many weeks, protesters on Saturday took to the corner of Allen and Wilhelm Rds. to voice displeasure over the scheduled decommissioning of Peoria Fire De...
Sep 26, 2020
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