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State Senator Chuck Weaver resigns
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — State Senator Chuck Weaver, of Peoria, has announced his resignation, which took effect on Sunday, January 3. A year ago, Weaver announced he would not seek re-election. He...
Julia Bradley Jan 05, 2021
Illinois’ Drivers Services facilities reopening
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Secretary of State Drivers Services facilities open back up statewide on Tuesday. Doors are opening, but mask and social distancing requirements will still be in pla...
Julia Bradley Jan 05, 2021
Police investigating two shootings an hour apart in Galesburg
GALESBURG, Ill. — Galesburg Police responded Monday to two separate shootings that took place approximately an hour apart. The first shooting, which occurred around 4 p.m., involved a shooting i...
Dalton Kemper Jan 04, 2021
Local COVID roundup 1/4: 25 deaths over New Year’s
PEORIA, Ill. — The long holiday weekend brought a slew of new COVID-19 cases and deaths throughout Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties. Peoria reported six deaths, Woodford reported nine, wh...
Jeremy Scott Jan 04, 2021
State COVID roundup 1/4: ICU, vent usage both increase
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — More COVID-19 patients Sunday night were in Illinois intensive care unit beds than were on Saturday night. Use of ventilators was also up. 3,948 beds in total were in use, ac...
Jeremy Scott Jan 04, 2021
NCAA 2021 Men’s Basketball tourney will be held in Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA men’s basketball tournament will be played entirely in the Indianapolis area, officials said Monday. Due to the pandemic, all 68 March Madness teams will compete in...
Julia Bradley Jan 04, 2021
State COVID roundup 1/3: Nearly 4,500 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 4,469 new COVID-19 cases yesterday (Sunday) and 81 additional deaths related to the virus. In total, 16,755 Illinois residen...
Julia Bradley Jan 04, 2021
Power outages still prevalent across Illinois following Friday’s storm
PEORIA, Ill. — Hundreds of homes were still without power Sunday morning following Friday’s ice storm. In the Tri-County, more than 2,000 customers were powerless on Sunday. Over 6,000 cus...
Ben Pollard Jan 03, 2021
Village of Morton lifts boil order
MORTON, Ill. — The Village of Morton lifted its city-wide boil order Sunday morning, according to the Village of Morton Facebook page. Customers no longer need to boil their water prior to consu...
Ben Pollard Jan 03, 2021
Man shot at Greenbriar Apartments Saturday night
PEORIA, Ill. — A shooting Saturday night at the Greenbriar Apartments is being investigated by Peoria Police. The shooting took place shortly after 7:00 p.m. One man was shot in the torso and ta...
Ben Pollard Jan 03, 2021

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