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BU hoopster Childs faces sex charge
***UPDATE*** 4/1/21 7:15 A.M. Bradley University basketball player Elijah Childs faces a sex crime charge stemming from an alleged February incident during the Braves’ trip to Springfield, MO fo...
Dalton Kemper Feb 17, 2021

Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh dead at 70
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Provocative and polarizing U.S. talk radio luminary Rush Limbaugh, a leading voice on the American political right since the 1980s who boosted, and was honored by, former ...
Julia Bradley Feb 17, 2021

BU officials: return to normal classes possible by fall
PEORIA, Ill. - Bradley University officials have announced they plan to return the institution to full-time traditional learning, complete with regular campus life and extracurricular activities, for ...
Jeremy Scott Feb 17, 2021

One injured in Pekin stabbing overnight
PEKIN, Ill. — Pekin Police were called at approximately 11:54 p.m. Tuesday to the 100 block of Sapp Street on reports of a man being stabbed. Public Information Officer Billie Ingles said that a...
Julia Bradley Feb 17, 2021

Peoria officer crashes into McDonald’s on Western
PEORIA, Ill. — A Peoria Police officer was injured Wednesday morning after losing control of their squad car, crashing into a business on Western Avenue. “The squad car left the roadway an...
Julia Bradley Feb 17, 2021

IL State of the State address will be virtual Wednesday
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Gov. J-B Pritzker will deliver his State of the State and budget address virtually at noon Wednesday. According to Pritzker’s press secretary, the State of the...
Julia Bradley Feb 17, 2021

East Peoria council approves city rehab plan
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — A plan to upgrade livability in three East Peoria neighborhoods is on the brink of coming to fruition. City council voted unanimously Tuesday night to place a resolution on t...
Jeremy Scott Feb 16, 2021

Caring for pets in winter weather
PEORIA, Ill. — Dogs and cats, like people, are susceptible to frostbite and hypothermia in cold temperatures. For that reason, it’s important to remember to care for pets in bitterly cold ...
Dalton Kemper Feb 16, 2021

Local COVID roundup 2/16: 1 death over 4-day period
PEORIA, Ill. — A Tazewell County woman has become the area’s latest coronavirus casualty. She was in her 70s and her living situation was not reported. The area accumulated 242 new cases a...
Jeremy Scott Feb 16, 2021

State COVID roundup 2/16: severe wx reduces vax count
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The state of Illinois accounted for 1,348 of the new coronavirus cases between Monday and Tuesday across America. 32 Illinoisans died during that time from the virus. The 40,...
Jeremy Scott Feb 16, 2021
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