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Buyer beware: return to live events bringing out scammers
PEORIA, Ill. — The hunger for concerts, sporting events, and other such gatherings is at a fever pitch after the pandemic wrecked all such occasions. Just as hungry are the proverbial sharks in ...
Jeremy Scott May 26, 2021

Local COVID roundup 5/26: No deaths for second straight day
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department Wednesday reported no new COVID-19 deaths in the tri-county area for a second straight day. Overall, 31 new cases were reported throughout...
Dalton Kemper May 26, 2021

State COVID roundup 5/26: 11M doses given
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — More than 11 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have now been put into Illinoisans’ arms. The 59,494 doses administered on Tuesday sprung the state over the 11M mark...
Jeremy Scott May 26, 2021

Several people killed in rail yard shooting in San Jose, California
(Reuters) – Eight people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a light rail yard in San Jose, California, on Wednesday morning, the county sheriff’s office said. Santa Clara County Sher...
Julia Bradley May 26, 2021

East Peoria home damaged by fire overnight
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — It’s unclear what caused an overnight fire in East Peoria, that left seven people displaced. The call came in around 1 a.m. Wednesday in the 100 block of Anderson Avenu...
Julia Bradley May 26, 2021

Parking space a concern for Downtown Development Corporation
PEORIA, Ill. — The Downtown Development Corporation of Peoria (DDC) presented Tuesday night to the Peoria City Council as they continuously look for ways to redevelop downtown Peoria. One of the...
Dalton Kemper May 25, 2021

Top Morton Schools admin. leaving post
MORTON, Ill. — Five-year Morton Schools Superintendent Jeff Hill announced Tuesday the 2021-2022 school year will be his last. "Morton has been an enjoyable experience, and I think it has been a...
Jeremy Scott May 25, 2021

Prosecutor in Trump criminal probe convenes grand jury -Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Manhattan’s district attorney has convened a grand jury that is expected to decide whether to indict Donald Trump, which indicates he feels he has evidence of a crime by th...
Jeremy Scott May 25, 2021

Local COVID roundup 5/25: Hospitalizations down more than 20
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department (PCCHD) Tuesday reported hospitalizations in the tri-county due to COVID-19 have dropped by 21 in the last 24 hours. On Monday, 65 patient...
Dalton Kemper May 25, 2021

IDOT worker injured in hit-and-run Tuesday morning
WAYNE COUNTY, Ill. — An Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) worker was hospitalized Tuesday morning after being hit by a car just after 7:30 in Southern Illinois. According to Illinois ...
Dalton Kemper May 25, 2021
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