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Trump threatens to cut federal aid if schools don’t reopen
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is threatening to withhold federal money if schools don’t reopen in the fall. He says the guidelines that his own federal health officials have cre...
Julia Bradley Jul 08, 2020
PPS Chief of Resource Officers wins national recognition
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Public Schools’ Chief of Resource Officers, Demario Boone, has won a national award for school safety in K-12 schools from Campus Safety Magazine. “I’ve b...
Julia Bradley Jul 08, 2020
Early morning shooting in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police were called around 3:40 a.m. Wednesday to the scene of a shooting in the 1200 block of W. Millman. Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said a ShotSpotter alert ind...
Julia Bradley Jul 08, 2020
Fire fighters battle extreme heat in an afternoon apartment fire
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics were called out around 2:00 p.m. Tuesday to a reported structure fire at 2700 W. Willowlake Drive. Fire crew found a three-story apartment complex wi...
Mike Sabol Jul 07, 2020
East Peoria sees movement on Intersection Improvement Project
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — A new traffic project will likely begin soon in East Peoria. Commissioners voted unanimously at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting to move forward with its discussion...
Jeremy Scott Jul 07, 2020
Income tax filing & payment deadline are days away
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) reminds taxpayers the state individual income tax filing and payment deadline is July 15th. This year’s deadline was extended three ...
Mike Sabol Jul 07, 2020
State COVID roundup 7/7: slightly fewer tests coming back positive
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois’s rolling seven-day positivity rate for COVID-19 has decreased slightly. The Illinois Department of Public Health said the rate declined marginally, from 2.6% ...
Jeremy Scott Jul 07, 2020
Local COVID roundup 7/7: increase of 8
PEORIA, Ill. — Eight newly-confirmed coronavirus cases in the Peoria-Tazewell-Woodford tri-county brought the area’s overall total on Tuesday to 757. Breaking that number down further, Peo...
Jeremy Scott Jul 07, 2020
Protective gear for medical workers running low again
(AP) — The personal protective gear that was in dangerously short supply during the early weeks of the coronavirus crisis in the U.S. is running low again. That’s according to doctors, nur...
Julia Bradley Jul 07, 2020
Cooling centers are available to beat the heat
PEKIN, Ill. — Where can you cool off when it’s this hot? Local health departments are advising the public to take precautions in excessive heat. But, due to COVID-19, many buildings that a...
Julia Bradley Jul 07, 2020

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