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Teacher accused of inappropriate relationship resigns
MORTON, Ill. — A Morton District 709 teacher, accused of having a relationship with a student, has resigned. District 709 confirmed the resignation in a news release on Monday that said teacher ...
Julia Bradley Sep 21, 2020
Arrest made after equipment stolen from Raber Packing site
WEST PEORIA, Ill. — A Peoria man has been arrested for theft after Peoria County Deputies found $20,000 worth of construction equipment in his vehicle Saturday night. The equipment had been stol...
Julia Bradley Sep 21, 2020
As Democrats balk, Trump to make high court pick by Saturday
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Monday he expects to announce his pick for the Supreme Court on Friday or Saturday, after funeral services for Ruth Bader Ginsburg and just days before th...
Julia Bradley Sep 21, 2020
State COVID roundup 9/20: Woodford County death among 14 statewide
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday reported just over 1,400 new coronavirus cases and 14 additional deaths. One of the deaths announced was a Woodford County ...
Julia Bradley Sep 21, 2020
Morton High School records no COVID positives for first time this year
MORTON, Ill. — Morton District 709 is making strides as it relates to COVID-19 positives within the school district. For the first time this school year, no student positives were recorded Frida...
Dalton Kemper Sep 20, 2020
Double shooting early Sunday morning in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria emergency crews responded to reports of gunshot wounds to multiple victims early Sunday morning on the South Side of Peoria. A ShotSpotter alert indicated 20 rounds were fi...
Dalton Kemper Sep 20, 2020
Mail-in ballots being sent out beginning Thursday
PEORIA,Ill. — Requests for mail-in ballots have been out several weeks now, and on Thursday, September 24, election officials will start mailing those ballots. Peoria County Election Commission&...
Julia Bradley Sep 19, 2020
BCDI plans move to former Midstate College campus
PEORIA, Ill. — The former Midstate College campus on Northmoor in Peoria will soon be home to the Blood and Clotting Disorders Institute. BCDI is recognized as one of the top hemophilia treatmen...
Julia Bradley Sep 18, 2020
CDC changes course, says to get tested if previously in contact with infected person
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. health officials on Friday dropped a controversial piece of coronavirus guidance and said anyone who has been in close contact with an infected person should get tested. The Cente...
Dalton Kemper Sep 18, 2020
Local COVID roundup 9/18: elderly woman dies
PEORIA, Ill. — A Tazewell County woman in her 80s has succumbed to COVID-19. The Peoria City/County Health Department reported Friday she lived at Villas at Hollybrook in Pekin. The department d...
Jeremy Scott Sep 18, 2020

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