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Head-on collision slows down traffic on I-474 eastbound
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. — The Peoria County Sheriff’s Office responded to a multiple vehicle crash on Adams Street off Interstate 474 eastbound shortly after 6 a.m. Thursday. The accident appe...
Julia Bradley Mar 18, 2021
Crash and gas leak close down NE Adams in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. — NE Adams Street at Woodlawn Avenue in Peoria was blocked in both directions early Thursday morning due to an accident. The crash was reported just before 6 a.m. in the area just n...
Julia Bradley Mar 18, 2021
Pritzker expected Thurs. to make big vaccine announcement
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker could announce Thursday the date when all Illinoisans 16 and older will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. Multiple media outlets have reported Apr. ...
Jeremy Scott Mar 17, 2021
Local COVID roundup 3/17: tri-county numbers good, regional numbers rise
PEORIA, Ill. — 99 residents of Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties tested positive between Tuesday and Wednesday for COVID-19, but no virus-related deaths occurred. 57 of the new cases were ...
Jeremy Scott Mar 17, 2021
IRS to extend U.S. tax deadline until May 17: House panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Internal Revenue Service will extend the federal tax filing deadline until May 17 after members of Congress sought an extension, two senior House of Representativ...
Jeremy Scott Mar 17, 2021
State COVID roundup 3/17: Over 1,600 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Wednesday reported 1,655 new and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 17 additional deaths. The new case count is...
Dalton Kemper Mar 17, 2021
Second suspect arrested in connection with late January homicide
PEORIA, Ill. — A second suspect has been arrested in connection with a late January shooting that left one person dead in Peoria. 25-year-old Jamere Laster was found by United States Marshals Fu...
Dalton Kemper Mar 17, 2021
Expanded 50th anniversary reissue of CSNY’s 1970 debut album, ‘Déjà Vu,’ due out in May
Full details about the previously reported expanded 50th anniversary reissue of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 's 1970 debut album, Dj Vu , have been unveiled. The collection will be released on May...
Syndicated Content Mar 17, 2021
Peoria Walgreens held up Tuesday night
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police were called just after 7 p.m. Tuesday to the Walgreens in the 2300 block of War Memorial Drive on reports of an armed robbery. Public Information Officer Amy Dotson ...
Julia Bradley Mar 17, 2021
EP Council eyes road upgrade project
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — East Peoria City Council on Tuesday night gave preliminary approval to a traffic project along IL-116. It would extend from just north of Interstate 74 through the intersecti...
Jeremy Scott Mar 16, 2021

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