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Peoria to host Ring kick-off this weekend
		PEORIA, Ill. –Peoria will host a kick-off event Saturday, Nov. 2 for its Subsidy Match Program to provide residents with a discount towards select Ring home security devices. The event, for qual...
			
				Julia Bradley				Oct 28, 2019							
		State Rep. Mike Unes joins UnityPoint Health
		PEORIA, Ill. — Illinois State Rep. Mike Unes has been named the new Vice President of UnityPoint Health’s Methodist Proctor Foundation. The five-term legislator announced last week that he...
			
				Julia Bradley				Oct 28, 2019							
		Child hospitalized after hayride accident in Creve Coeur
		CREVE COEUR, Ill. — Six children were injured after small carts that were part of a hayride tipped over. The accident occurred Sunday afternoon during a Halloween event at Creve Coeur Christian ...
			
				Julia Bradley				Oct 28, 2019							
		Pritzker favors legislation allowing college athletes’ pay
		CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is endorsing legislation that would allow college athletes in the state to make money from endorsements. During a Sunday interview on WGN-Radio, Pritzk...
			
				Julia Bradley				Oct 28, 2019							
		Chemical leak near Farmington prompt area residences to evacuate
		FARMINGTON, Ill. — A tank containing anhydrous ammonia caused the response of multiple fire agencies, including the City of Peoria HAZMAT crews to help contain the chemical leak by 4:30 p.m. Sat...
			
				Mike Sabol				Oct 26, 2019							
		Special needs families hope Chicago strike will bring change
		CHICAGO, Ill. – A seven-day strike by Chicago teachers has hit students with disabilities and their families hard, but many say they support educators’ demands. The Chicago Teachers Union ...
			
				Mike Sabol				Oct 26, 2019							
		Arson suspected in early morning fire
		PEORIA, Ill. — A fire in Peoria overnight appears to have been intentionally set. Crews responded around 4:15 a.m. Saturday to a home in the 1600 block of S. Charles. The home was fully engulfed...
			
				Julia Bradley				Oct 26, 2019							
		‘Tireless Project’ returns for final collection of the year
		PEORIA, Ill. — The Tireless Project returns for its final collection of 2019. The monthly collection of unwanted tires takes place at JIMAX, located at 2000 W. Clark Street in Peoria. Hours of c...
			
				Julia Bradley				Oct 26, 2019							
		Bergner’s building to be demolished
		PEORIA, Ill. — The empty Bergner’s building at Sheridan Village, at Lake and Sheridan in Peoria, could be a pile of dust in the near future. Ross Black, Community Development Director with...
			
				Julia Bradley				Oct 26, 2019							
		Road construction begins in preparation for new McClugage Bridge
		PEORIA, Ill. – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced new road construction along War Memorial and near the Illinois river. The road construction project is set to begin on Monday O...
			
				Mike Sabol				Oct 25, 2019							
		 
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