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Peoria Fire crews knock down Monday afternoon house fire
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics responded Monday at 4:15 p.m. to the 1300 block of S. Greenlawn Ave. for reports of smoke in a building. A working fire was reported by firefighters ...
Dalton Kemper May 03, 2021

Central Illinois county clerks launch nonpartisan effort against house bill
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — If the proposed Illinois House Bill 3878 passes through the Senate, all documents filed through any recorder of deeds office would increase from $9 to $18. The money collecte...
Jeremy Scott May 03, 2021

OSF opens fourth Peoria urgent care location
PEORIA, Ill. — OSF HealthCare held a ribbon cutting Monday to celebrate the opening of a fourth OSF OnCall Urgent Care location in Peoria. According to Vice President of On Demand Services Brand...
Dalton Kemper May 03, 2021

Local COVID roundup 5/3: double digit death count
PEORIA, Ill. — A total of 10 Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford County residents between Friday and Monday passed away from COVID-19. Woodford County reported two men died, one of whom was in his 40...
Jeremy Scott May 03, 2021

State COVID roundup 5/3: RX vax data backed up
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A total of 2,049 Illinoisans between Sunday and Monday found out they have COVID-19. 28 people during that time died. A number of pharmacies during the reporting period did n...
Jeremy Scott May 03, 2021

UPDATE: Women’s clinic fire caused by arson
UPDATE 4:10 P.M. — Peoria Fire Department fire investigators have determined the fire early Monday morning at the Women’s Care Clinic was arson. The fire is now estimated to have caused $2...
Julia Bradley May 03, 2021

State COVID roundup 5/2: Positivity rate 3.4%
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Sunday reported 1,860 new cases of COVID-19, including 27 additional deaths. Between Saturday and Sunday, state labs report...
Julia Bradley May 03, 2021

Update: Driver cited for wreck on I-74 ramp
(UPDATED 7:58 a.m. ) TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. — The ramp from I-155 to I-74 westbound near Morton was blocked Monday morning with the clean up of an overturned semi. The accident happened shortly a...
Julia Bradley May 03, 2021

Collins: A threat of severe weather late Monday
PEORIA, Ill. — Strong storms are expected to make their way into the Peoria area late Monday afternoon. News partner 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins predicts a line of potentially seve...
Julia Bradley May 03, 2021

2 kids killed in Peoria wreck; names now known
***UPDATE*** 5/3/21 3:45 P.M. The names of the deceased have been identified. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said the 14-year-old’s name was Bolodjawn Diego Bonkengo, and the 1-year-oldR...
Jeremy Scott May 03, 2021
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