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State COVID roundup 7/19: new cases remain under 1,000
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday announced 965 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide, including six additional deaths. The IDPH has reported 161,575 total c...
Julia Bradley Jul 19, 2020
8 inmates test positive for COVID at Peoria Co. Jail
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. — Multiple cases of COVID-19 have been reported at the Peoria County Jail. Sheriff Brian Asbell says a total of 8 individuals incarcerated at the Peoria County Jail are confi...
Julia Bradley Jul 19, 2020
Suspect on the loose following Sat. night shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - A suspect has been identified in a Saturday night shooting on Hightower in Peoria. Officers were called just after 9 to the 700 block of Hightower on reports a man was shot in the face ...
Jeremy Scott Jul 19, 2020
Riverfront fracas results in 13 people shot
PEORIA, Ill. - 13 people were shot early Sunday morning at Peoria’s Riverfront. Peoria Police responded at 4:41 a.m. to Water and Hamilton on reports of a large fight. Upon arrival, officers dis...
Jeremy Scott Jul 19, 2020
Drive-in movie time in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria Park District has variety of events and facilities throughout Peoria. Many of those events are reopening after being shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic. One of those ev...
Mike Sabol Jul 18, 2020
Vehicle crashed into a house after a shooting in Central Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police responded to a Shot-Spotter alert around 4:20 a.m. Saturday in the 2100 block of N Hampton Court. The shooting incident on Hampton lead officers to a vehicle that cr...
Mike Sabol Jul 18, 2020
Shooting in south Peoria leaves one dead
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police responded to the area of the 2500 block of W Seibold around 1:40 a.m. Saturday regarding a Shot-Spotter alert. Officers located two adult male victims in front of th...
Mike Sabol Jul 18, 2020
Peoria homicide suspect arrested
PEORIA, Ill. — A suspect has been arrested 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. Sa...
Mike Sabol Jul 17, 2020
State COVID roundup 7/17: record testing number, again
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Not only did Friday mark a third straight day of over 1,000 COVID-19 cases throughout Illinois, but it also marked a third straight day of an increase over the previous day. ...
Jeremy Scott Jul 17, 2020
Local COVID roundup 7/17: non-ICU bed usage increases slightly
PEORIA, Ill. — After local leaders announced Thursday the Peoria region would not be relegated to phase three status of Restore Illinois, Friday’s COVID-19 data offered a mixed bag. On the...
Jeremy Scott Jul 17, 2020

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