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Boy charged in Goodfield fire won’t stand trial
EUREKA, Ill. — A 9-year-old boy charged with first-degree murder in a 2019 mobile home fire in Goodfield has been found unfit to stand trial. A Woodford County Court judge made the ruling Thursd...
Julia Bradley Jul 10, 2020
Peoria homicide suspect identified
PEORIA, Ill. — A suspect has been identified in connection with Peoria’s sixth homicide of the year. On the night of June 29th, Peoria Police were called to a shooting the 300 block of N. ...
Mike Sabol Jul 09, 2020
Local COVID roundup 7/9: big case increase
PEORIA, Ill. — In keeping with the trend the state of Illinois is seeing with a resurgence in COVID-19 cases, the Peoria-Tazewell-Woodford tri-county from Wednesday to Thursday saw a jump of 35,...
Jeremy Scott Jul 09, 2020
State COVID roundup 7/9: 1,000 mark surpassed for first time in a month
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — For the first time since June 4-5, Illinois has broken the 1,000 COVID-19 case mark over a 24-hour period. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported a count of 1,018 ...
Jeremy Scott Jul 09, 2020
Majority of Morton parents want kids back in the classroom
MORTON, Ill. — Nearly 95% of parents surveyed by Morton School District 709 said they’ll send their children back to school next month despite concerns over COVID-19. The results of the re...
Julia Bradley Jul 09, 2020
Supreme Court rules Manhattan DA can obtain Trump taxes
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a prosecutor's demand for President Donald Trump's tax returns as part of a criminal investigation that includes hush-money payments to women who...
Julia Bradley Jul 09, 2020
1.3 million apply for unemployment benefits
WASHINGTON (AP) – More than 1.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, a historically high pace that shows that many employers are still laying people off in the face of ...
Julia Bradley Jul 09, 2020
Pritzker calls for national masking mandate
WASHINGTON, D.C. — While appearing before the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security on Wednesday, Illinois Gov. J-B Pritzker asked for a national containment strategy for COVID-19 that inclu...
Julia Bradley Jul 09, 2020
Collins: Threat of severe weather Thursday evening
PEORIA, Ill. — Though tornadoes aren’t likely, there is a threat of severe storms for the Peoria area Thursday evening. News Partner 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins said although...
Julia Bradley Jul 09, 2020
Peoria Schools roll out details on fall plan, take public feedback
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Public Schools District 150 called a special meeting Wednesday night to update parents and students on the status of the fall back-to-school plan. While no changes to the p...
Jeremy Scott Jul 08, 2020

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