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Peoria’s newest sports team looking forward with optimism
PEORIA, Ill. — When Peoria City, USL League Two’s newest expansion soccer team, was announced in January of 2020; the team planned on starting play in May of 2020. The COVID-19 global pand...
Dalton Kemper Aug 15, 2020
Arrrest made in Thursday night stabbing
PEORIA, Ill. — An arrest has been made after a stabbing just after midnight Friday morning at the Crusens on Farmington Road. Justin Wills of Peoria has been arrested and charged with aggravated...
Dalton Kemper Aug 15, 2020
Local COVID roundup 8/14: no deaths
PEORIA, Ill. — No deaths from coronavirus occurred between Thursday’s and Friday’s reporting period after three straight days of local COVID-related deaths. However, the Peoria City/...
Jeremy Scott Aug 14, 2020
Missouri Valley Conference postpones fall season
ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) announced Friday that there will be no conference sports in the fall of 2020. The decision impacts men’s and women’s cross country, m...
Dalton Kemper Aug 14, 2020
State COVID roundup 8/14: back over 2k
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Exactly one week after the last time Illinois experienced over 2,000 cases of COVID-19, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported another such case count. IDPH said 2...
Jeremy Scott Aug 14, 2020
Abstract Window Art!
This activity is super easy and CHEAP!! Did I mention it’s cheap? And loads of fun for the children. Here’s what you need: * Colored transparency sheets from the Dollar Store *Water Here...
Steph Blue Aug 14, 2020
Two victims stabbed at Crusens in W. Peoria
Peoria County, Ill. — Just after 12:30 a.m. Friday, Sheriff’s Deputies were called to Crusens Bar, located at 2117 W. Farmington Road. Peoria County Sheriff Brian Asbell says two people we...
Julia Bradley Aug 14, 2020
Local COVID roundup 8/13: local death number rises, hospitalizations decrease
PEORIA, Ill. — For the third consecutive day, a local person has died while being infected with COVID-19. The Tazewell County man in his 80s passed away in a local hospital. The Peoria City/Coun...
Jeremy Scott Aug 13, 2020
State COVID roundup 8/13: Tazewell man among 24 Ill. deaths
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health on Thursday reported 24 deaths across the state from COVID-19, including a Tazewell County man in his 80s. There were 1,834 newly rep...
Jeremy Scott Aug 13, 2020
Peoria’s Pop-A-Shot earns high score on list of top businesses
PEORIA, Ill. — Pop-A-Shot, maker of a popular arcade basketball game, officially moved its headquarters from Kansas to Peoria earlier this week. Also this week, the company was ranked #307 on In...
Julia Bradley Aug 13, 2020

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