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Man shot overnight in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police were patrolling just before 1:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 1000 block of S. Western Avenue and observed two males shooting at another male. Peoria Public Information Off...
Julia Bradley Aug 12, 2020
Governor’s Business Mask Wearing Legislative Upheld
SPRINGFIELD – A legislative oversight committee on Tuesday upheld Governor JB Pritzker’s mask enforcement rules for Illinois businesses, schools and daycare centers. The rules create guide...
Mike Sabol Aug 11, 2020
Peoria City Council waiting on Washington to restructure budget
PEORIA, Ill. — The City of Peoria is waiting on political leaders in Washington D.C. to make decisions regarding a restructured budget for the city. Peoria City Mayor Jim Ardis said at Tuesday...
Dalton Kemper Aug 11, 2020
Joining Big Ten, Pac-12 pulls plug on fall football amid pandemic
The Big Ten and Pac-12 won't play football this fall because of concerns about COVID-19, taking two of college football's five power conferences out of a crumbling season amid the pandemic. About an h...
Jeremy Scott Aug 11, 2020
Biden selects California Sen. Kamala Harris as running mate
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday, making history by selecting the first Black woman to compete on a major party's presidential ticke...
Jeremy Scott Aug 11, 2020
McDonald’s on Western evacuates due to carbon dioxide leak
PEORIA, Ill. — The McDonald’s on Western Ave. was evacuated early Tuesday afternoon due to a carbon dioxide leak from the soda machine that set off alarms within the restaurant. The incide...
Dalton Kemper Aug 11, 2020
Local COVID roundup 8/11: one death reported as recovery rate drops
PEORIA, Ill. — A Peoria County long-term care facility resident in her 90s succumbed to coronavirus between Monday and Tuesday. Her death brought the area’s COVID death total to 44. Peoria...
Jeremy Scott Aug 11, 2020
State COVID roundup 8/11: COVID claims Peoria woman
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A Peoria County woman in her 90s was one of 20 coronavirus casualties in the 24-hour reporting period between Monday and Tuesday throughout the state of Illinois. The Illinoi...
Jeremy Scott Aug 11, 2020
CityLink receives $10M in federal funds
PEORIA, Ill. — U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos and U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin announced Tuesday $10 million in new federal funding for Greater Peoria Mass Transit. CityLink General Man...
Julia Bradley Aug 11, 2020
Thousands of Ameren Illinois customers still without power
PEORIA, Ill. — Storms that moved through the Peoria metro area Monday afternoon knocked out power for thousands of Ameren Illinois customers. As of 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, 3,538 customers in Peoria C...
Julia Bradley Aug 11, 2020

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