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Friday August 14th, 2020 Q: About 40% of Americans would give up alcohol forever in exchange for this. What is it? A: To never pay taxes again (source)

PEORIA, Ill. — For the third consecutive day, a local person has died while being infected with COVID-19. The Tazewell County man in his 80s passed away in a local hospital. The Peoria City/Coun...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health on Thursday reported 24 deaths across the state from COVID-19, including a Tazewell County man in his 80s. There were 1,834 newly rep...

PEORIA, Ill. — Pop-A-Shot, maker of a popular arcade basketball game, officially moved its headquarters from Kansas to Peoria earlier this week. Also this week, the company was ranked #307 on In...

PEORIA, Ill. — Fashion giant Ralph Lauren is among several investors putting $13 million into expanding production at Peoria’s Natural Fiber Welding. According to Jake Hamman, Founder and ...

August 13, 2020 Q: The answer is 1843. What is the question? (we're playing Jeopardy-style QI today) A: When was the 1st Christmas card published and sold?  

WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of laid-off workers in the U.S. applying for unemployment aid has fallen below 1 million for the first time since the pandemic intensified in March. It’s the s...

PEORIA, Ill. — The discussion was brought up during Monday night’s Peoria Public Schools Board of Education meeting on when to set the first day of school for students for the 2020-2021 sc...

So what instantly makes you Smile? A survey found some things that can instantly put a smile on your face. They include hearing some good news, making someone else smile, hearing a joke, being surpris...

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - The U.S. budget deficit climbed to $2.81 trillion in the first 10 months of the budget year, exceeding any on record, the Treasury Department said Wednesday. The nation's bud...