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Pool Noodle Obstacle Course!
I’ve seen pool noodles in Dollar Stores all over the place, so why not make an obstacle course using them! What you’ll need: 1. Pool Noodles 2. Pencils or stakes 3. Duct Tape Directions: Y...
Steph Blue May 19, 2020
GOP: Graduated tax ‘cash grab’ will stifle pandemic recovery
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Republicans are demanding a vote in the General Assembly on removing from the fall ballot a proposed graduated income tax structure, saying the state’s pa...
Julia Bradley May 19, 2020
Pritzker staying with the state’s plan
CHICAGO – Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker says his regional plan still stands. During the past few weeks, 11 local counties, including Peoria, provided the governor with proposed plans that prov...
Mike Sabol May 18, 2020
Gunshot victim in serious condition Monday night
PEORIA, Ill. — A man is in serious condition Monday night after a shooting in Peoria. Peoria Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said just after 4:00 p.m. police received a ShotSpotter alert o...
Kristina Leahy May 18, 2020
Local COVID roundup 5/18: experimental drug comes to Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. – A COVID-19 drug being used in clinical trials has become available in the tri-county. UnityPoint Health and OSF HealthCare have both recently received a limited supply of remdesiv...
Jeremy Scott May 18, 2020
State COVID roundup 5/18: new contact tracing program introduced
CHICAGO — Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Monday the state is building a tech-based approach to contact tracing. “That way larger health departments can assist where smaller departments need help,...
Kristina Leahy May 18, 2020
Local chamber urges businesses to focus on safety as they reopen
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce is currently focused on helping local businesses get ready to reopen. Chris Setti, who’s currently heading up the Chamber of Commerce as ...
Julia Bradley May 18, 2020
Unemployment portal ‘Glitch’ makes private info public
CHICAGO (AP) – State officials are blaming a “glitch” in Illinois’ new system for processing unemployment benefits for making private information public. An Illinois Department...
Julia Bradley May 18, 2020
Businesses that defy stay-at-home order to face misdemeanor
CHICAGO (AP) – Businesses that defy Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order could face a misdemeanor under emergency rules his administration has filed. The change took effect Fri...
Julia Bradley May 18, 2020
State COVID roundup 5/17: another decrease in positive cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - For a third day in a row, state COVID-19 numbers on Sunday went down. 1,734 was the reported number, down from Friday's 2,432 and Saturday's 2,088. There were 51 newly-reported dea...
Jeremy Scott May 17, 2020

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