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PSA to workers: do the math
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Double check your pay stub. 2020 has dawned, and so, too, has Illinois’s new minimum wage rate of $9.25 an hour. The Illinois Department of Labor said it expects employ...
Jeremy Scott Jan 03, 2020
Armed man inside Rockford bank
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in Illinois said customers or employees were stuck inside a bank with an armed robber Friday. Police surrounded Heritage Credit Union in Rockford, about 90 miles nort...
Kristina Leahy Jan 03, 2020
PFD installed over 100 smoke alarms for community
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria Fire Department helped out the community by checking and installing alarms in homes. In 2019, the PFD helped install 142 smoke alarms and 72 carbon monoxide alarms. Div...
Kristina Leahy Jan 03, 2020
IDOR reminds small business owners of new tax credit
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois’ small businesses may be able to offset the state’s new minimum wage increase with a special tax credit. The Illinois Department of Revenue said in a new...
Julia Bradley Jan 03, 2020
Man accused of drowning his wife pleads not guilty
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) — A Peoria man charged with murder in his wife’s death pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Thursday. Michael L. Vorrath, 63, was arrested December 13 and faces one...
Julia Bradley Jan 03, 2020
Suspects accused of fatal night club shooting plead not guilty
PEORIA, Ill. — Two men charged with murder in the Dec. 13 fatal shooting of 24-year-old Patrick Moton have pleaded not guilty. Tyrese Walker, 20, and Desmond Sanders, 29, appeared in court Thurs...
Julia Bradley Jan 03, 2020
First day of pot sales brings in over $3 million
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois' first day of legal recreational marijuana generated nearly $3.2 million in sales, state officials announced Thursday. There were 77, 128 transactions on New Year's Day, when t...
Kristina Leahy Jan 02, 2020
A ban for most flavored e-cigarettes
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. health officials will ban most flavored e-cigarettes popular with underage teenagers. But the plan from the Trump administration includes major exceptions that benefit com...
Kristina Leahy Jan 02, 2020
Local soldiers return home for the holidays
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A homecoming for the holidays. Six soldiers who were deployed to Afghanistan in May returned home in time to spend Christmas with their families. The soldiers are from severa...
Kristina Leahy Jan 02, 2020
Illinois sees first legal sales of recreational marijuana
CHICAGO (AP) – The sale of marijuana for recreational purposes is now legal in Illinois. The change took effect with the new year, to the delight of pot fans. Many began lining up hours early at...
Julia Bradley Jan 02, 2020

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