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Two shot overnight in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police were called at approximately 4:09 a.m. Friday to the 2300 block of N. Knoxville Avenue on a ShotSpotter alert of nine rounds fired. Public Information Officer Amy Do...
Julia Bradley Jul 17, 2020
HEAT ADVISORY NOON-10 P.M. SATURDAY (7/18)
HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CDT SATURDAY… * WHAT…Heat index values of 105 to 110 expected. * WHERE…Along and north of a Rushville to Bloomington line. * WHEN…Fro...
Julia Bradley Jul 17, 2020
Pritzker lawsuit seeks face mask order for IL schools
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois governor took the unusual step Thursday of preemptively filing a lawsuit to ensure school children wear face coverings to prevent the spread of the coronavi...
Julia Bradley Jul 17, 2020
A man reported missing found dead in Tazewell County
DELAVAN, Ill. — The Tazewell County Coroner is investigating the death of a man found in rural Delavan. Sheriff’s deputies were called to a field off of Locust Road around 10:20 a.m. Thurs...
Mike Sabol Jul 16, 2020
State COVID roundup 7/16: new record for testing
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Another trend of four-digit COVID-19 case counts for Illinois has seemingly begun. For the second straight day, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported over 1,000 n...
Jeremy Scott Jul 16, 2020
Local COVID roundup 7/16: region officially below key metric
PEORIA, Ill. — While local leaders said Thursday the Peoria region will not immediately be moved back to phase three of Restore Illinois, they did hint more stringent efforts to prevent further ...
Jeremy Scott Jul 16, 2020

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CJ Jul 16, 2020
Spoon River Scenic Drive event canceled by COVID-19
CANTON, Ill. — There won’t be a Spoon River Scenic Drive Fall Festival this year. The Spoon River Valley Scenic Drive Association voted Wednesday night to cancel the annual event due to on...
Julia Bradley Jul 16, 2020
1.3 million Americans apply for unemployment benefits
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits remained stuck at 1.3 million last week, an historically high level that indicates many companies are still cutting jobs ...
Julia Bradley Jul 16, 2020
Electrical fire damages Peoria home overnight
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria firefighters responded around 12:20 a.m. Thursday to a home in the 2100 block of W. North Circle Court on reports of a residential fire. Residents of the home were awakened...
Julia Bradley Jul 16, 2020

Peoria, IL, USA
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