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Governor’s order changes retail operations in garden centers and nurseries
PEORIA, Ill. – A change in Governor JB Pritzker’s stay-at-home order affects garden centers of local retail stores. According to the original order, stores that sell items that connect wit...
Mike Sabol Apr 15, 2020
Loan allows partial reopening of local business
PEORIA, Ill. — Employees of Peoria Charter Coach are headed back to work after the company was approved for a Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program loan. 18th District Repres...
Jeremy Scott Apr 15, 2020
Three new COVID-19 cases in Tri-County
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department announced Wednesday three new cases of COVID-19 in the Tri-County area. There are 33 cases in Peoria County, 21 cases in Tazewell County, ...
Dalton Kemper Apr 15, 2020
Pritkzer: $4.6 billion in shortfall projected for 2020
CHICAGO — The state of Illinois will have a projected $2.7 billion shortfall in fiscal year 2020 due to the COVID-19 crisis. It is projected that in fiscal year 2021 that number will rise to $4....
Dalton Kemper Apr 15, 2020
Ag industry hit hard by COVID-19
PEORIA, Ill. — Due to hundreds of cases of COVID-19 at the nation’s meatpacking plants, several have had to close down operations. Deloss Jahnke, with Illinois RFD, has said in some cases,...
Julia Bradley Apr 15, 2020
Shots fired during home invasion
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police were called around 10:25 p.m. Tuesday to an apartment building in the 5800 block of Rosewood Drive. Peoria Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said the subjects ki...
Julia Bradley Apr 15, 2020
With commerce frozen, retail sales plunge unprecedented 8.7%
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. retail sales plummeted 8.7% in March, a record drop as the viral outbreak closed down thousands of stores and shoppers stayed home. Sales fell sharply across many categori...
Julia Bradley Apr 15, 2020
Illinois attorney general warns about stimulus scams
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois’ Attorney General Kwame Raoul is warning the public about scams related to stimulus payments coming from the federal government. The first wave of payments is ...
Julia Bradley Apr 15, 2020
City Council learns impacts on budget due to COVID-19
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City Council learned Tuesday night how much the coronavirus pandemic will impact the city’s budget. City Manager Patrick Urich said the budget is no longer balanc...
Kristina Leahy Apr 14, 2020
PIA gets big federal help
PEORIA, Ill. — General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport has received north of $6 million through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security, or CARES, Act. The federal grant...
Jeremy Scott Apr 14, 2020

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