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1.5M U.S. workers seek jobless aid
WASHINGTON (AP) – About 1.5 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, evidence that many Americans are still losing their jobs even as the economy appears to be ...
Jun 11, 2020
US Marshals arrest fugitive linked to a Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - A man has been arrested in Texas and sent back to Peoria after being linked to a March Peoria shooting. The shooting occurred on March 26, when officers responded to a ShotSpotter Alert...
Jun 10, 2020
Lawn Twister
Twister has been around since the ’60s and you usually need that plastic game board to play it on. It usually rips or gets trashed pretty easily. What if you could make a HUGE game board? All yo...
Jun 10, 2020
State COVID roundup 6/10: positivity rate steady
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois saw 625 new cases of COVID-19 from Tuesday to Wednesday to go along with 78 new deaths. Three of those deaths were in Peoria County: a female in her 80s, a male in h...
Jun 10, 2020
Nascar bans display of Confederate flag at all events and properties
Nascar has banned the Confederate flag from its races and properties. Nascar says Wednesday the Confederate flag "runs contrary to our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for...
Jun 10, 2020
Local COVID roundup 6/10: Peoria County death toll rises
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria-Tazewell-Woodford tri-county region saw 14 new COVID-19 cases from Tuesday to Wednesday, all of which dealt with residents of Peoria County. That brought Peoria County&...
Jun 10, 2020
First mosquitoes with West Nile tested positive in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Wednesday the first mosquitoes to test positive for West Nile in Illinois. No human cases have been reported so far ...
Jun 10, 2020
2021 Illinois budget signed; general fund spending lower than projected
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed the fiscal year 2021 operating budget. The budget spends $42.9 billion. Of that, $38 billion comes from the general fund. This is approximately ...
Jun 10, 2020
Children’s Home receives $130K grant
PEORIA,Ill. — Peoria’s Children’s Home has received a huge grant. Impact Central Illinois, a women’s giving organization headed up by co-founder Laurie Weaver, surprised the Ch...
Jun 10, 2020
Peoria City Council agrees to cuts
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City Council took a step forward Tuesday night in regards to the city’s budget with removing 45 positions. It was a close vote, the council approved 6-5 to move i...
Jun 09, 2020
Peoria, IL, USA
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