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State COVID roundup 5/21: new funding to benefit domestic violence survivors
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday the state will receive an additional $1.3 million via the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act that will be used for survi...
May 21, 2020
Chillicothe residents sandbagging along the river
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. — Floodwaters are high on River Beach Drive in Chillicothe. People who live along the Illinois River pretty much know the drill. On Thursday, flooding on River Beach Drive had ...
May 21, 2020
Over 2 million Americans apply for unemployment benefits
WASHINGTON (AP) – More than 2.4 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week in the latest wave of layoffs from the viral outbreak that triggered widespread business shutdowns...
May 21, 2020
IL lawmakers, 6-feet apart, catch up on delayed work
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois General Assembly has convened in Springfield for the first time in 10 weeks, desks spaced apart and most members wearing masks to prevent the spread of COVI...
May 21, 2020
Boy dies in Peoria East Bluff Shooting
PEORIA, Ill. – A child has died of a gunshot wound after a Wednesday afternoon incident in the East Bluff. Peoria Police responded to a residence in the 2300 block of N. Maryland after 4 p.m., o...
May 20, 2020
Young boy dies after being shot in chest in Peoria’s East Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. — A child has died of a gunshot wound after a Wednesday afternoon incident in the East Bluff. Peoria Police responded to a residence in the 2300 block of N. Maryland after 4 p.m. We...
May 20, 2020
Local COVID roundup 5/20: four out of every five cases recovered
PEORIA, Ill. — While the Peoria-Tazewell-Woodford tri-county region’s positive coronavirus case count rose Wednesday to 250, the recovery rate since testing began hit the 80% mark. 12% of ...
May 20, 2020
State COVID roundup 5/20: ‘Restore’ revisions
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Some edits to the Restore Illinois plan will allow for a quicker reopening of certain industries beginning in phase three of the plan, expected to take effect May 29 across t...
May 20, 2020
Peoria Public Works busy building flood wall on the riverfront
PEORIA,Ill. — The Illinois River is still rising. Peoria Public Works Department and Flood Fighters spent most of the day Tuesday constructing a six foot, 1,250 foot long ring of sandbags along ...
May 20, 2020
Police arrest 2 suspects related to a shooting Monday night
PEORIA, Ill. — Two men were taken into custody Tuesday in relation a shooting on Monday that left one man in serious condition with a gunshot wound to the chest. Members of the Target Offender U...
May 20, 2020
Peoria, IL, USA
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