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Harassment, assault absent in Biden complaint
WASHINGTON - Tara Reade, the former Senate staffer who alleges Joe Biden sexually assaulted her 27 years ago, said she filed a limited report with a congressional personnel office that did not explici...
Jeremy Scott May 02, 2020
Peoria County reaches triple digit cases; Peoria mayor sounds off on reopening
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria-Tazewell-Woodford tri-county region has reached 158 cases of COVID-19. Peoria County reached the triple-digit mark after Saturday’s reported 103 total cases. Taze...
Jeremy Scott May 02, 2020
Walmart hires 200,000; pays $180 million in bonuses
Walmart officials announced that the company has fulfilled its commitment to hire 200,000 associates during this time. In a statement, officials announced $180 million in bonuses to hourly associates....
Kristina Leahy May 02, 2020
Courts are adapting with the current pandemic
PEORIA, Ill. — Groups larger than 10 are discouraged to gather at this time, and Peoria County State’s Attorney Jodi Hoos said courts are adapting. “On any give day, there could be u...
Kristina Leahy May 02, 2020
Peoria County with six new COVID cases
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria-Tazewell-Woodford tri-county area has reached 149 cases of COVID-19. Peoria County went up six, from Thursday’s 89 to 95, while Tazewell remained at 41 and Woodfo...
Jeremy Scott May 01, 2020
Illinois stepping up contact tracing
CHICAGO - Gov. J.B. Pritzker said in order to move back to normalcy, the world has to contact trace on a higher scale than ever before. He noted with over 50,000 known cases in the state, that has mea...
Kristina Leahy May 01, 2020
Positivity for Pekin: Teachers discuss remote learning and the senior class
PEKIN, Ill. — We closing in on the end of the school year and students are missing out on all the annual events. Shayla Ewing, an English teacher at Pekin Community High School, said transitioni...
Kristina Leahy May 01, 2020
UnityPoint: call 911 for heart attacks and strokes
DES MOINES, Iowa — UnityPoint Health stands ready to provide emergency care. UnityPoint Health asks patients that are experiencing symptoms of cardiac arrest or stroke, to call 911 or come to th...
Jeremy Scott May 01, 2020
East Peoria mayor announces phase one of reopening the city
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — The Mayor of East Peoria, John Kahl, announced Friday that the city is moving forward with a plan to reopen. “We are committed to reopening our community in a measured,...
Kristina Leahy May 01, 2020
Red, White, and Boom postponed
PEORIA, Ill. — Organizers of Red, White, and Boom have decided not to hold the event on the Fourth of July, as scheduled. With uncertainty looming over how long restrictions on large gatherings ...
Jeremy Scott May 01, 2020

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