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Advisory Committee on Police Community Relations discusses the importance of engagement
PEORIA, Ill. – The Advisory Committee on Police Community Relations met Thursday night and talked about the importance of police and community engagement. Committee Chair Terry Burnside said tha...
Kristina Leahy Oct 10, 2019
Civil War monument set for display
PEORIA, Ill. — A long lost piece of Peoria’s past is set to become a noticeable part of Peoria’s present. A ceremony was scheduled for Saturday at Springdale Cemetery to unveil the r...
Jeremy Scott Oct 10, 2019
‘Big Picture’ street festival comes to the Warehouse District Saturday
PEORIA, Ill. –Peoria’s Warehouse District will be filled with art this weekend. That’s where the Big Picture Street Festival is being held on Saturday. One of the event’s organ...
Julia Bradley Oct 10, 2019
Retiree checks to rise modestly amid push to expand benefits
WASHINGTON (AP) – Social Security says millions of retirees will get a modest 1.6-percent cost-of-living increase in 2020 – and that comes to about $24 more a month more the average retire...
Julia Bradley Oct 10, 2019
Freeze Watch Friday Evening-Saturday Morning
Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Fulton- Including the cities of Galesburg, Toulon, Peoria, Lacon, and Canton 333 AM CDT Thu Oct 10 2019 …FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MO...
Julia Bradley Oct 10, 2019
Washington woman dies in two-vehicle crash
WASHINGTON, Ill. – A Tazewell County woman is dead after a Wednesday morning crash. Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley said 74-year-old Linda Bedwell was pronounced dead at the scene of an a...
Julia Bradley Oct 10, 2019
Peoria Park District continues negotiations for solar energy
PEORIA, Ill. — When the Peoria Park District Board of Trustees met Wednesday night a power purchase agreement for solar equipment was postponed to the next board meeting on October 23rd. The pow...
Dalton Kemper Oct 09, 2019
Illinois ramps up vehicle vs. deer season awareness
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – It’s that time of year when drivers need to be extra watchful for deer crossing Illinois roads. Illinois Department of Natural Resources spokesperson Rachel Torbert sai...
Mike Sabol Oct 09, 2019
St. Louis Cardinals advance to the NL Championship Series
ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) – The St. Louis Cardinals scored 10 runs for the biggest opening inning in postseason history and dealt the Atlanta Braves another playoff heartbreak with a 13-1 rout in decisi...
Mike Sabol Oct 09, 2019
Peoria County receives $5.6 million for lead hazard control
PEORIA, Ill. – A new grant will help with children’s health in Peoria. The Peoria County Health Department announced on Wednesday that the department has been awarded a grant for lead haza...
Kristina Leahy Oct 09, 2019

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