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Dunlap School District #323 sees declining revenues for third consecutive year
DUNLAP, Ill. — The Dunlap School District #323 Board of Education Wednesday night addressed a number of budgetary issues, including the district’s current deficit. During a review of the d...
Dec 16, 2020
East Peoria Festival of Lights wins Great Christmas Light Fight
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — During last year’s Festival of Lights in East Peoria, footage was shot to compete in ABC’s “The Great Christmas Light Fight” in 2020. The episode aire...
Dec 16, 2020
Illinois launches initiative to expand digital access
CHICAGO — Access to internet and a computer has become more important than ever due to the COVID-19 pandemic forcing online schooling and people to work from home. Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced W...
Dec 16, 2020
Firefighters battle blaze on MacQueen Wednesday afternoon
PEORIA, Ill. — 17 Peoria firefighter/paramedics responded to the 800 block of W. MacQueen Ave. just before 3:30 p.m. Wednesday on reports of a residential structure fire. When they arrived, fire...
Dec 16, 2020
Pere Marquette developers indicted on federal charges
PEORIA, Ill. — Pere Marquette developers Gary Matthews and Monte Brannan have been indicted in Federal Court on charges of money laundering, mail fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering....
Dec 16, 2020
Local COVID roundup 12/16: hospital bed use increases by almost 60
PEORIA, Ill. — A combined nine residents of Peoria, Woodford, and Tazewell Counties passed away between Tuesday and Wednesday from COVID-19 complications. In Peoria County, a man in his 50s, two...
Dec 16, 2020
State agencies urge preparedness driving in winter weather
PEORIA, Ill. — Illinois State Police (ISP) and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) are urging drivers to stay prepared during the winter months as driving conditions worsen with sno...
Dec 16, 2020
State COVID roundup 12/16: testing milestone surpassed
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The number of COVID-19 tests given throughout Illinois has surpassed 12 million. With the 93,278 specimens collected between Tuesday and Wednesday by labs across the state, t...
Dec 16, 2020
Sens., Rep. demand universal testing at FCI Pekin
PEKIN, Ill. — Illinois Senators Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin, along with 17th District Rep. Cheri Bustos, have penned a letter to urge all inmates and staff at Federal Correctional Institute ...
Dec 16, 2020
East Peoria’s Festival of Lights competes in “Light Fight”
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — East Peoria’s Festival of Lights will be featured on national television Wednesday night. FOLEPI lights will compete in the Great Christmas Light Fight on ABC at 7 p.m....
Dec 16, 2020
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