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CityLink extending fixed route bus service
PEORIA, Ill. — As local businesses reopen in phase three of the Restore Illinois Plan, CityLink is extending its fixed route bus service effective June 1. CityLink Spokesperson Emily Watson said...
May 29, 2020
Road rage leads to gunfire on I-74
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. — Shots were fired at a vehicle Thursday night on eastbound I-74. Peoria County Sheriff Brian Asbell said the incident was a result of road rage. “Sheriff’s Deput...
May 29, 2020
Raise Your Own Butterflies!
We just did this with our kids and they LOVED it! On Amazon you can buy a Butterfly habitat. You get the pop-up area for your caterpillars. There are instructions on how to care for them until through...
May 28, 2020
Man admits guilt in relation to Peoria child shooting death
PEORIA, Ill. — A man has admitted responsibility for the shooting death last Wednesday of 8-year-old Jordin Wilson. 35-year-old Robert L. Harris turned himself into police Wednesday around 11:30...
May 28, 2020
Local COVID roundup 5/29: No local deaths reported in past 24 hours
PEORIA, Ill. — The Tri-County region did not report any new deaths in the past 24 hours. Peoria County reported two additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 192. Tazewell reported one ne...
May 28, 2020
State COVID roundup 5/28: Pritzker addresses phase three of Restore Illinois
CHICAGO, Ill. — Illinois has surpassed 5,000 deaths related to COVID-19. Dr. Ngozi Ezike with the Illinois Department of Public Health announced an additional 1,527 new cases of COVID-19, bringi...
May 28, 2020
Over 2 million U.S. workers seeking jobless aid
WASHINGTON (AP) – Roughly 2.1 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, a sign that companies are still slashing jobs in the face of a deep recession even as more business...
May 28, 2020
Par-A-Dice employees facing possible layoffs
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — Layoffs are looming for employees of East Peoria’s Par-A-Dice Casino. According to a letter sent to current employees, Boyd Gaming said between 25-60% of Par-A-Dice wor...
May 28, 2020
Peoria crews battle garage fire
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria firefighters were called just before 2:45 a.m. Thursday to the 200 block of NE Rock Island Avenue on reports of a garage fire. Crews found a two-stall detached garage fully...
May 28, 2020
Illinois comptroller says legislators won’t get pay raises
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza says the state’s legislators will not be getting raises in the next budget year, which begins July 1. Mendoza made her decision...
May 28, 2020
Peoria, IL, USA
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