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Pekin Corps seeks record amount with Christmas campaign
PEKIN, Ill. — Pekin’s Salvation Army needs your help this holiday season. The Corps’ goal for the annual Christmas campaign has been set at $245,000. Honorary Campaign Chair Jeff Lan...
Julia Bradley Dec 02, 2019
Parking tax would support statewide construction
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A tax on parking places to help finance Illinois’ $45 billion statewide construction plan has lawmakers taking a second look. The State Journal-Register reports th...
Julia Bradley Dec 02, 2019
Parking tax would support statewide construction
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A tax on parking places to help finance Illinois’ $45 billion statewide construction plan has lawmakers taking a second look. The State Journal-Register reports th...
Julia Bradley Dec 02, 2019
Peoria yard waste season ends soon
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria’s last weekly pickup of yard waste will be from December 9-13th. City officials said in a news release that pickups of grass clippings, leaves, tree limbs, and brush ...
Julia Bradley Dec 02, 2019
Van stolen with infant inside, police search for suspect
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police are searching for a suspect who stole a vehicle Sunday morning with an infant inside. At about 9:45 a.m. Sunday, police responded to a report of a stolen vehicle wit...
Julia Bradley Dec 01, 2019
Brimfield man dies in single-vehicle crash
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. — A 38-year-old Brimfield man died in a single-vehicle crash late Saturday night. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said Joseph Hersemann, the driver of the vehicle, was pr...
Julia Bradley Dec 01, 2019
Authorities: nine killed, three injured in South Dakota plane crash
CHAMBERLAIN, S.D. (AP) – Authorities say nine people have been killed after a plane crashed in South Dakota. Peter Knudson with the National Transportation Safety Board tells The Associated Pres...
Dalton Kemper Dec 01, 2019
Flights cancelled in Denver causing delays at Chicago airports
CHICAGO – Airlines at Chicago’s two major international airports reported average delays of 15 minutes as a winter storm heads toward the Midwest with heavy snow and ice and gusty winds. T...
Mike Sabol Nov 30, 2019
OSF HealthCare terminates contract with Meridian
PEORIA, Ill. — OSF HealthCare announced Friday that patients using Meridian Medicaid and Medicare plans will have to look for a new provider. OSF issued a notice of termination, effective Dec. 1...
Julia Bradley Nov 30, 2019
Powerful storm threatens to disrupt busiest travel weekend
WINTRY WEATHER – A powerful storm stretching from California to New England is threatening major disruptions during the year’s busiest travel weekend. Forecasters have warned that snow and...
Mike Sabol Nov 29, 2019

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