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Lacon woman killed in Rt. 29 crash
***UPDATE*** Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the deceased woman as Carolyn Hoskins. He said her condition deteriorated rapidly at the hospital and she was pronounced dead at 8:13 P....
Nov 18, 2020
Chillicothe’s Christmas parade cancelled
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. — Chillicothe’s Christmas parade, scheduled for this weekend, has been cancelled. In a Facebook post, the Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday said that the cancellation is due...
Nov 18, 2020
Pfizer: COVID-19 shot 95% effective, seeking clearance soon
(AP) — Pfizer announced more results in its ongoing coronavirus vaccine study that suggest the shots are 95% effective. The company also said that the vaccine appears to protect older people mos...
Nov 18, 2020
Police make arrest in Peoria homicide
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police Tuesday night said they had arrested a suspect in a fatal weekend shooting outside the Landmark Apartments on N. Shipman. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said 28...
Nov 18, 2020
EP council: let businesses choose course of COVID action
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — In early November, East Peoria Mayor John Kahl was the first area mayor to say their municipality would not enforce tier one guidelines. He seemed to indicate during Tuesday ...
Nov 17, 2020
IHSA adheres to Gov. Pritkzer’s guidelines, places winter sports on hold
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — After weeks of schools deciding whether to play winter sports this season or not, it looks like that decision is no longer in their hands. Illinois High School Association (I...
Nov 17, 2020
Peoria Police warn of Unemployment Fraud and Identity Theft
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police are reminding the public to be aware of possible Unemployment Fraud and Identity Theft as they have seen an increase in reports lately. People have told Peoria Polic...
Nov 17, 2020
Tier 3 mitigation restrictions to take effect Friday
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Stricter COVID-19 mitigation will take effect this Friday across all of Illinois. Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Tuesday all 11 regions of the state will have to adhere to tier...
Nov 17, 2020
Theo Epstein steps down as Chicago Cubs’ President of Baseball Operations
CHICAGO — Theo Epstein, Chicago Cubs’ President of Baseball Operations that led the organization to the end of its 108-year World Series drought, announced Tuesday that he is stepping down...
Nov 17, 2020
Local COVID roundup 11/17: Slightly fewer people in area hospital beds
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Deparment Tuesday announced 293 new cases of COVID-19 throughout the tri-county area. After reporting 12 deaths on Monday, no deaths were reported in...
Nov 17, 2020
Peoria, IL, USA
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