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Par-A-Dice possibly partnering with FanDuel for mobile sports betting
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — FanDuel will be entering the Illinois market for online sports gambling, and they might be partnering with Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino in East Peoria to do so. FanDuel posted inf...
Aug 21, 2020
Local COVID roundup 8/21: lower increase than week’s average
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties combined between Thursday and Friday for 70 new cases of COVID-19. Peoria County accounted for the largest increase, 32, Tazewell had 28 an...
Aug 21, 2020
And the winner is....
Congrats to Tammy Panier of Henry, the winner of the 16 canisters of Clorox Wipes from Carter Paper & Packaging!
Aug 21, 2020
BU Prez says no tuition cuts; students sound off
PEORIA, Ill. — Bradley President Stephen Standifird sent out an e-mail Thursday night to students, in which he addressed concerns over tuition and fees, with some classes set only to be offered ...
Aug 21, 2020
State COVID roundup 8/21: record testing numbers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — COVID-19 cases throughout Illinois rose back above 2,000 as the state broke its own record between Thursday and Friday for the most tests ever conducted in one 24-hour period...
Aug 21, 2020
Peoria’s “Tireless Project” is back this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. — Bring us your old, used tires. Peoria’s “Tireless Project” was started four years ago as a way to solve the issue of illegally dumped and abandoned tires in the ...
Aug 21, 2020
Peoria teen guilty in 2018 double murder
PEORIA, Ill. — News Partner 25 News has reported that Jermontay Brock has been convicted by a Peoria County jury of three counts of first-degree murder and one count of aggravated battery with a...
Aug 20, 2020
SBA loans approved for area counties hit by flood
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Help is on the way for residents and small business owners who had havoc wreaked on them in a July storm. The U.S. Small Business Administration has approved assistance for p...
Aug 20, 2020
Local COVID roundup 8/20: another death, over 100 new cases
PEORIA, Ill. – Thursday brought a COVID-19-related death and another case count in the triple-digits to the tri-county. The death was a Peoria County long-term care facility resident in his 80s....
Aug 20, 2020
Illinois unemployment down for third straight month
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — After reaching a high of 17.2% in April, the Illinois unemployment rate has fallen for the third consecutive month. The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) anno...
Aug 20, 2020
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