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Peoria-area chemical plant worker survives electrocution
MAPLETON, Ill. — An employee of the Evonik chemical company survived a Tuesday morning scare. Peoria County Sheriff’s Deputies got a call around 10:00 about the electrocution of a 52-year-...
Jeremy Scott Jun 29, 2021
Gov. Pritzker signs law allowing student-athletes to profit off likeness
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker Tuesday signed into law the Student-Athlete Endorsement Rights Act, SB 2338. The new law allows student-athletes to sign individual endorsement deals ...
Dalton Kemper Jun 29, 2021
Pritzker encourages masks to help fight delta variant
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. J-B Pritzker is urging all Illinois residents to wear masks due to a rise in cases of the delta variant of COVID-19. Speaking Monday during an unrelated a news conferenc...
Julia Bradley Jun 29, 2021
IL Secretary of State extends license renewal grace period
CHICAGO — Illinois residents whose driver’s licenses or ID cards are expiring soon won’t need to rush to renew them. Secretary of State Jesse White has extended the grace period to r...
Julia Bradley Jun 29, 2021
Reditus Labs CEO receives recognition from State of Illinois
PEKIN, Ill. — Reditus Laboratories CEO Dr. Aaron Rossi was surprised Monday by a visit from Pekin Mayor and State Rep. Mark Luft. Luft was there to honor Reditus and Rossi for their contribution...
Dalton Kemper Jun 28, 2021
College athletes one step closer to being paid
INDIANAPOLIS — An NCAA advisory board has recommended the association lift its rules regarding student-athletes’ ability to profit off their names, images, and likenesses (NIL). Should it ...
Jeremy Scott Jun 28, 2021
UPDATE: Peoria Police have found elderly man
UPDATE 5:55 P.M. — McGhee has been found and is OK, according to Peoria Police. _____________________________________________ PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria Police Department has issued a missi...
Jeremy Scott Jun 28, 2021
Death toll rises to 10 in Florida building collapse as rescue effort continues
SURFSIDE, Fla. (Reuters) – Rescue workers pulled a 10th fatal victim from the rubble of a collapsed Florida condominium on Monday, as officials vowed to keep searching for any possible survivors...
Julia Bradley Jun 28, 2021
Peoria crews battle house fire
PEORIA, Ill. — No injuries were reported in a weekend house fire in Peoria. Fire broke out in the 5200 block of N. Big Hollow Road around 12:45 p.m. Saturday. Firefighters found the home full of...
Julia Bradley Jun 28, 2021
Peoria Police say two victims in Sunday shooting shot each other
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police have released more information regarding a shooting that left two men dead Sunday morning. According to Peoria Police, Josiah Hanson left an apartment to retrieve an...
Dalton Kemper Jun 25, 2021

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