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Gov. JB Pritzker calls for impeachment of President Trump
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — After riots broke out in Washington, D.C. Wednesday during the certification of the Electoral College, Gov. JB Pritzker has called on Congress to impeach and remove President...
Dalton Kemper Jan 06, 2021
Rep. LaHood sounds off on Capitol riots
WASHINGTON — 18th District Rep. Darin LaHood has released a statement regarding Wednesday’s events at the Capitol: This afternoon, I was in the United States Capitol as rioters broke into ...
Jeremy Scott Jan 06, 2021
Local COVID roundup 1/6: Still meeting all criteria
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department Wednesday reported 212 new cases of COVID-19 throughout the tri-county of Peoria, Woodford and Tazewell. In addition, six deaths were also...
Dalton Kemper Jan 06, 2021
WATCH: live coverage of the ongoing situation at the Capitol
Protesters have stormed the Capitol Building in D.C. as Congress convenes to certify President-Elect Joe Biden’s win. Fox News has live coverage:
Jeremy Scott Jan 06, 2021
Pro-Trump protesters swarm Capitol amid challenge to his election loss
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Protesters supporting Donald Trump swarmed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, putting it on lockdown, as Vice President Mike Pence rebuffed the president’s demand to overturn h...
Jeremy Scott Jan 06, 2021
Arrest made in murder of longtime physician ID’ed as victim of 1st Peoria homicide of 2021
***UPDATE*** 6/9/21 6:45 P.M. A man has been arrested in connection with the homicide. 54-year-old Robert Ely was nabbed Wednesday in St. Louis on a first-degree murder charge. Ely’s bond was se...
Jeremy Scott Jan 06, 2021
Despite Trump pressure, Pence will not block Biden’s election certification: advisers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Despite pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to help overturn his election loss, Vice President Mike Pence will stick to his ceremonial duties and not block Wednesday...
Julia Bradley Jan 06, 2021
Biden selects Judge Merrick Garland for attorney general: official
(Reuters) – President-elect Joe Biden intends to nominate federal appeals court Judge Merrick Garland, who was once President Barack Obama’s nominee for the Supreme Court, to serve as the ...
Julia Bradley Jan 06, 2021
Reditus Labs’ equipment will catch COVID variants
PEKIN, Ill. — Pekin-based Reditus Labs’ testing equipment will catch the new COVID-19 variants, according to the company’s CEO. In a news release on Wednesday, Dr. Anthony Rossi said...
Julia Bradley Jan 06, 2021
Family Video Closing all locations
GLENVIEW, Ill. — It’s an end of an era. One of the nation’s last video rental companies is closing its doors. Family Video President Keith Hoogland made the announcement Monday, sayi...
Julia Bradley Jan 06, 2021

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