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Seven candidates vying for Peoria mayor in 2021
PEORIA, Ill. — A crowded field of candidates have filed paperwork to run for Peoria mayor in the spring. The deadline to file was 5 p.m. on Monday. Of the seven individuals, three hold seats on ...
Julia Bradley Nov 24, 2020
PPS students and families get free access to Riverfront Museum through May 1
PEORIA, Ill. — New educational opportunities will be available for K-8 Peoria Public Schools students and their families at no extra cost thanks to the Peoria Riverfront Museum. Museum President...
Dalton Kemper Nov 23, 2020
City Clerk Ball ending tenure
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria City Clerk Beth Ball has announced she will not be running for another term in her post. In a statement, Ball, who has served the city since 1989, said "I'm not only thankf...
Jeremy Scott Nov 23, 2020
UPDATE: Man hit by car Monday evening ID’d
UPDATE 11/24/20 8:00 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the man who died after being hit by a car Monday night on Knoxville as 68-year-old Michael McIntosh of...
Dalton Kemper Nov 23, 2020
US agency ascertains Biden as winner, lets transition begin
WASHINGTON (AP) - The General Services Administration ascertained Monday that President-elect Joe Biden is the "apparent winner" of the Nov. 3 election, clearing the way for the start of the transitio...
Jeremy Scott Nov 23, 2020
Man survives gunshot to face in South Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. — A man who was shot in the face Monday afternoon in Peoria was expected to survive. A little before 1:30, Peoria Police officers responded to Main and Kumpf regarding a multi-vehic...
Jeremy Scott Nov 23, 2020
Portion of downtown Peoria business building collapses
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria Police Department and Building Code Enforcement were looking into what caused the Monday morning partial collapse of a brick business building. Peoria Firefighter/Param...
Jeremy Scott Nov 23, 2020
Michigan certifies Biden win
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan election officials on Monday certified Democrat Joe Biden's 154,000-vote victory in the state. The Board of State Canvassers, which has two Republicans and two Democrats...
Jeremy Scott Nov 23, 2020
Local COVID roundup 11/23: weekend case count over 1k
PEORIA, Ill. — 1,043 Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford County residents found out between Friday and Monday they tested positive for COVID-19. Tazewell was hit the hardest, with 471 new cases and f...
Jeremy Scott Nov 23, 2020
State COVID roundup 11/23: another sizable positivity rate drop
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois’s Sunday-Monday COVID-19 reporting period saw 8,322 people receive positive test results. 47 people across the state during that time were reported to have die...
Jeremy Scott Nov 23, 2020

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