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UPDATE: Third escaped prisoner in custody
UPDATE 10:00 p.m. — The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office has said Cody Villalobos is now in custody. He was captured in the Western Peoria area, according to authorities. Zachary Hart was th...
Julia Bradley Jul 08, 2021

President Biden talks education, student debt in visit to Illinois
CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. — President Joe Biden made his first trip to Illinois as president Wednesday to discuss the $1.8 trillion American Families Plan. The American Families Plan is a proposal by B...
Dalton Kemper Jul 07, 2021

PPD asks for help in finding burglary suspect
PEORIA, Ill. — At approximately 5:20 a.m. Wednesday, Peoria Police responded to an intrusion alarm at Pinnacle Gun and Ammo, located at 701 Main Street. Officers observed glass breakage and evid...
Julia Bradley Jul 07, 2021

Three officers shot in Chicago
CHICAGO — Police say three law enforcement officers were shot and wounded while driving onto Interstate 57 Wednesday morning on Chicago's South Side. The shooting was reported about 6 a.m. in th...
Julia Bradley Jul 07, 2021

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Rick Hirschmann Jul 07, 2021

UnityPoint plans new $24 million mental health facility
PEORIA, Ill. — UnityPoint Health UnityPlace has plans in the works for a new $24 million behavioral health clinic for children and adolescents. “Especially post-pandemic is an increase in ...
Julia Bradley Jul 07, 2021

Juvenile seriously injured in Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police responded around 8:20 Tuesday night to a ShotSpotter alert in the 700 block of E. Frye that indicated multiple shots fired. A caller also said someone had been shot....
Julia Bradley Jul 07, 2021

Peoria Community Development Department receives $45,000 to demolish abandoned homes
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria Community Development Department has been granted an additional $45,000 by the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) for demolition of abandoned residential str...
Dalton Kemper Jul 06, 2021

Peoria Humane Society talks taking care of pets during hot summer months
PEORIA, Ill. — Just as bitterly cold temperatures can be dangerous for pets, the same goes for hot, humid temperatures seen in summer months. With an average heat index in Peoria of 90F in July,...
Dalton Kemper Jul 06, 2021

Gov. Pritzker signs bill expanding Medicaid healthcare access
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker Tuesday signed legislation that will expand healthcare access and affordability for residents on the state’s Medicaid system. The bill, Sena...
Dalton Kemper Jul 06, 2021
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