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State COVID roundup 8/28: positivity rate remains steady
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Friday announced 2,149 new cases of COVID-19, including 20 additional deaths. The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity r...
Dalton Kemper Aug 28, 2020
UPDATE: Par-A-Dice and FanDuel officially launch partnership
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — Confirming speculation last week, Par-A-Dice Casino has officially launched its sports betting partnership with FanDuel Sportsbook. It is only the third sports betting app in...
Dalton Kemper Aug 28, 2020
Local COVID roundup 8/28: recovery rate, hospitalizations both have increase
PEORIA, Ill. — The tri-county recovery rate from COVID-19 continued its recent precipitous climb upwards, according to the Friday report from the Peoria City/County Health Department. After bein...
Jeremy Scott Aug 28, 2020
IDOT undertaking three additional Peoria-area projects
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced three new local 2020 construction projects. Two of the blueprints involve patching and resurfacing on Interstate 74. O...
Jeremy Scott Aug 28, 2020
Update: Victim of fatal crash in Peoria identified
Update: Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the victim of a single-vehicle crash Wednesday on W. Glen as 46-year-old Christopher Parr of Peoria. Parr crashed on the 300 block of W. Glen...
Julia Bradley Aug 28, 2020
Collins: A chance of severe storms Friday night
PEORIA, Ill. — We don’t need the storms, but we do need rain. News partner 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins predicts scattered thunderstorms will push through the Peoria metro are...
Julia Bradley Aug 28, 2020
Discussions continue on renaming some PPS buildings
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria Public Schools Building Committee has begun discussions to change certain building names. In 2017, discussion began about renaming Woodrow Wilson Elementary, due to rac...
Julia Bradley Aug 27, 2020
Local COVID roundup 8/27: recovery rate rises above 70%
PEORIA, Ill. — Tazewell County had the highest amount of new COVID-19 cases in the tri-county during the Wednesday-to-Thursday reporting period, according to the Peoria City/County Health Depart...
Jeremy Scott Aug 27, 2020
Peoria County Sheriff’s Deputy out on bond after Wednesday arrest
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria County Sheriff’s Deputy Matthew Hawkins has been released on bail following his Wednesday arrest. News partner 25 News reports that officials with the Peoria County C...
Dalton Kemper Aug 27, 2020
Fire dept. makes river rescue
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics were called to a potentially scary scene Thursday afternoon near the McClugage Bridge. Crews received word around 2:00 a catamaran boat had capsized ...
Jeremy Scott Aug 27, 2020

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