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US judge blocks Postal Service changes that slowed mail
SEATTLE (AP) - A U.S. judge on Thursday blocked controversial Postal Service changes that have slowed mail nationwide, calling them "a politically motivated attack on the efficiency of the Postal Serv...
Sep 17, 2020
Peoria elections board responds to Sec’y of State letter
PEORIA, Ill. — If you received a letter from the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office saying you have yet to file for a vote-by-mail application, you may be able to disregard it. Many loca...
Sep 17, 2020
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Sep 17, 2020
Local COVID roundup 9/17: tragic streak ends
PEORIA, Ill. — For the first time in over a week, the Peoria City/County Health Department has reported no new COVID-19-related deaths. The department Thursday said 61 residents of Peoria, Woodf...
Sep 17, 2020
State COVID roundup 9/17: another day over 50k
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — For the second day in a row, over 50,000 Illinoisans got tested for COVID-19. Labs statewide reported 57,800 specimens were taken between Wednesday and Thursday. 2,056 tests ...
Sep 17, 2020
Second stimulus could come by November, cost is the issue
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Will we see another relief package ahead of the November election? Illinois’ 18th District Rep. Darin LaHood told WMBD’s Greg and Dan Show, Congress is working on ...
Sep 17, 2020
COVID-19 danger continues to drive joblessness in US
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to 860,000, a historically high figure that reflects economic damage from the coronavirus outbreak. Before t...
Sep 17, 2020
Bradley President provides enforcement update one week into campus-wide quarantine
PEORIA, Ill. — Bradley University President Stephen Standifird Wednesday evening provided an update on the campus quarantine. Standifird highlighted the enforcement efforts of the university, sa...
Sep 16, 2020
Peoria Police ask for help identifying people involved in business burglaries
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying people in connection to business burglaries. The burglaries took place May 31 through June 3, when p...
Sep 16, 2020
WIU shooting suspect taken into custody
MACOMB, Ill. — A freshman at Western Illinois University has been arrested after a Tuesday night shooting on the Macomb campus. Kavion Poplous, 18, turned himself in at a Chicago Police Departme...
Sep 16, 2020
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