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Pekin McDonald’s drive-thru robber nabbed on foot
PEKIN, Ill. — What began Thursday morning as an apparent attempt at an armed robbery evolved into a car chase and finished with a foot chase and capture. Pekin Police responded a little before 5...
Jeremy Scott Mar 25, 2021
Biden says he plans to run again, defends U.S.-Mexico border policy in news conference
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Thursday said he expects to run for president again in 2024 and defended his policy to provide shelter to unaccompanied children crossing the U.S. b...
Julia Bradley Mar 25, 2021
Peoria Heights provides more funding to local businesses
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. — Peoria Heights businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic may be eligible to receive grant money, officials said Thursday. The Commercial Expense Reimbursement Grant ...
Julia Bradley Mar 25, 2021
Boulder shooting suspect held without bail while he undergoes mental health assessment
(Reuters) – A county judge in Boulder, Colorado, on Thursday ordered a 21-year-old man accused of killing 10 people when he opened fire at a supermarket to be held without bail while he undergoe...
Julia Bradley Mar 25, 2021
CityLink bus rear-ended in early morning crash
PEORIA, Ill. — A CityLink bus was rear-ended in Peoria Thursday morning. The accident, that involved a passenger vehicle, happened around 6 a.m. near the Walgreens on Knoxville and McClure. Scan...
Julia Bradley Mar 25, 2021
Renovations and reconstruction set to begin at Taft Homes
PEORIA, Ill. — Many of the apartments at Peoria’s Taft Homes have been boarded up for months. Now, renovations of the public housing complex are set to begin soon at a cost of $47.3 millio...
Julia Bradley Mar 25, 2021
AstraZeneca says COVID-19 vaccine 76% effective in new analysis, to seek U.S. approval
(Reuters) – AstraZeneca’s said its COVID-19 vaccine was 76% effective in a new analysis of its U.S. trial – only a tad lower than the level in an earlier report this week criticised ...
Julia Bradley Mar 25, 2021
ICC receives just under $900,000 from state for maintenance projects
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — The Illinois Capital Development Board (CDB) Wednesday announced nearly $867,000 has been released for the renovation of the courtyard and upgrades for ADA compliance at Illi...
Dalton Kemper Mar 24, 2021
Peoria Fire unable to determine cause of fatal fire
PEORIA, Ill. — After spending 57 hours investigating, the Peoria Fire Prevention Division is ruling the cause of a fatal fire March 14 to be undetermined. “[57 hours] is an extremely long ...
Dalton Kemper Mar 24, 2021
Gov. J.B. Pritzker receives COVID-19 vaccine
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Wednesday received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Springfield. Pritkzer Wednesday visited the Illinois State Fairgrounds, which is bein...
Dalton Kemper Mar 24, 2021

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