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Update: Victim of I-155 crash identified
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. — A crash on I-155 in Tazewell County Thursday evening has claimed a life. Illinois State Police have identified the victim as 48-year-old Steven Richards, of Forsyth. Rich...
Jul 24, 2020
Batch of positive COVID tests pops up at Bradley
***UPDATE*** University officials said the case count as of Friday afternoon was up to ten. This number does include some students, the school confirmed. The July 27-31 orientation sessions will be co...
Jul 24, 2020
Crash at Knoxville and Forrest Hill claims a life of a bicyclist
PEORIA, Ill. — A truck vs. bicycle crash at Knoxville and Forrest Hill in Peoria has claimed a life. According to a police report, the incident happened Thursday around 12:40 p.m. when a bicycli...
Jul 23, 2020
Trump calls off Florida segment of GOP National Convention
WASHINGTON (AP) - Bowing to the coronavirus threat, President Donald Trump on Thursday scrapped plans for a four-night Republican National Convention celebration in Florida that had been set to draw m...
Jul 23, 2020
Local COVID roundup 7/23: recovery rate back down, hospitalization rate back up
PEORIA, Ill. — With 37 new cases of COVID-19 reported by the Peoria City/County Health Department on Thursday, the area has now seen over 1,200 since the start of the pandemic. In Peoria County,...
Jul 23, 2020
US coronavirus cases pass 4 million
WASHINGTON - Cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. reached a significant, concerning mark on Thursday, topping more than 4 million total. The milestone comes a day after the global total of coronavirus cases ...
Jul 23, 2020
State COVID roundup 7/23: another large case count
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health on Thursday reported another significant increase in COVID-19 cases. IDPH said 1,624 Illinoisans received positive test results betwe...
Jul 23, 2020
White House drops payroll tax cut as GOP unveils virus aid
WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House has dropped a bid to cut Social Security payroll taxes as Republicans unveil a $1 trillion COVID-19 rescue package. The tax cut had been opposed by top Senate G...
Jul 23, 2020
Bill Nye Website
Who doesn’t remember Bill Nye as a kid! I remember our book fair and finding a Billy Nye experiment book. I was soooo excited to try everything in it! I even did one for show and tell that went ...
Jul 23, 2020
30 inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 at Peoria Co. Jail
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. — Peoria County Sheriff Brian Asbell confirms the number of inmates at the Peoria County Jail has risen to 30 after eight more cases of COVID-19 were reported Wednesday night...
Jul 23, 2020
Peoria, IL, USA
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