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East Peoria parade to feature Bud horses
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — The Clydesdales are back. Weather permitting, the Budweiser horse mascots are scheduled to descend upon East Peoria for the 2019 Festival of Lights Parade of Lights. 2019R...
Jeremy Scott Oct 04, 2019
CEFCU warns about ‘smishing’ scam
PEORIA, Ill. — CEFCU warns its members about a new scam. According to a post on CEFCU’s Facebook page, members have been receiving text messages, appearing to be from CEFCU asking if they ...
Julia Bradley Oct 04, 2019
Salvation Army announces ‘Tree of Lights’ co-chairs
PEORIA, Ill. — The Salvation Army prepares for the holiday season. The Corps announced Thursday that two brothers will lead this year’s annual Tree of Lights campaign. Wayne and Ken Baum h...
Julia Bradley Oct 04, 2019
U.S. jobless rate falls to 50-year low of 3.5-percent
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. unemployment rate fell in September to a new five-decade low of 3.5-percent, while employers added a modest 136,000 jobs. The Labor Department says that despite the ul...
Julia Bradley Oct 04, 2019
8-year-old injured in early morning shooting in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria Police responded to two ShotSpotter alerts around 3:45 a.m. Friday from the 1200 block of N. Orange. Seven shots were fired. Around the same time, a call came in saying a c...
Julia Bradley Oct 04, 2019
Data Breach At Area Hy-Vee Stores
PEORIA, Ill – Hy-Vee is warning its customers about a potential credit card data breach that dates back to 2018. The company says six locations may be affected by the breach. The breach includes...
Mike Sabol Oct 03, 2019
Power Of Positive Thinking coming to Peoria Heights
PEORIA, Ill. – The Betty Jayne Brimmer Center for the Performing Arts will host a variety of programming. Three motivational speakers will be addressing “Profiting from Positivity in the W...
Kristina Leahy Oct 03, 2019
One-day rain record recorded
MINONK, Ill. — Not lost in the wash of the end of September’s rain madness was a local weather record. Woodford County recorded 9.09 inches of rain in a 24-hour span on September 27th and ...
Jeremy Scott Oct 03, 2019
Deadline looms for police academy
PEORIA, Ill. — It’s last call at the Peoria Police Department. The deadline to register for the PPD’s Citizens’ Police Academy was set for October 7th. A few spots as of Thursd...
Jeremy Scott Oct 03, 2019
New abortion clinic going up in Illinois, near St. Louis
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) – Planned Parenthood has quietly been building a new abortion clinic in Illinois, just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, as Missouri women concerned about ...
Jeremy Scott Oct 03, 2019

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