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Challenger King won’t concede to Bustos
EAST MOLINE, Ill. — The Associated Press on Thursday declared incumbent Democrat Cheri Bustos has been re-elected to Illinois’ 17th Congressional district, but her Republican opponent, Est...
Nov 05, 2020
OSF’s Hammerton backs out of Bradley job
PEORIA, Ill. - OSF HealthCare President Tom Hammerton has announced he will not be joining Bradley University as Vice President for Advancement. The university on Thursday morning issued a statement, ...
Nov 05, 2020
751,000 seek US jobless benefits as virus hobbles economy
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to 751,000, a still-historically high level that shows that many employers keep cutting jobs in the face...
Nov 05, 2020
Pritzker: Blame tax-plan opponents for coming budget pain
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois governor has lashed out at "special interests" and "billionaires" who he says "told lies" about the impact of a constitutional amendment allowing for a graduated ...
Nov 05, 2020
Update: One dead in officer-involved shooting in Fulton County
***UPDATE*** Fulton County Coroner Steve Hines has ID’ed the deceased man as 26-year-old Justin Hammack. Hines said Hammack was shot in the chest. UPDATE: Fulton County Sheriff Jeff Standard con...
Nov 05, 2020
Local COVID roundup 11/4: positivity % reaches 10
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria City/County Health Department on Wednesday reported a COVID-19 outbreak at Sharon Healthcare Pines. 40 of Peoria County’s 116 new cases came from the facility. Tazewe...
Nov 04, 2020
Trump campaign asking U.S. Supreme Court to halt PA vote counting
WASHINGTON — The campaign of President Donald Trump announced Wednesday it is asking the U.S.’s highest court to step in and stop more votes from being counted in the Commonwealth of Penns...
Nov 04, 2020
State COVID roundup 11/04: Over 7,500 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Wednesday reported another hefty new case total, including 55 additional deaths. 7,538 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in ...
Nov 04, 2020
Illinois’ graduated income tax plan fails
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Voters have rejected a proposal to abolish Illinois’ flat-rate income tax for one that would take a greater share from wealthier taxpayers. It was Gov. J.B. PritzkerR...
Nov 04, 2020
Pekin’s Luft wins 91st District House seat
PEORIA, Ill. — Pekin Mayor Mark Luft has won Illinois’ Dist. 91 House of Representatives seat, taking 63% of the vote, defeating challenger Josh Grys. Luft told WMBD’s “The Gre...
Nov 04, 2020
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