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Bill Nye Website
Who doesn’t remember Bill Nye as a kid! I remember our book fair and finding a Billy Nye experiment book. I was soooo excited to try everything in it! I even did one for show and tell that went ...
Steph Blue Jul 23, 2020

30 inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 at Peoria Co. Jail
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. — Peoria County Sheriff Brian Asbell confirms the number of inmates at the Peoria County Jail has risen to 30 after eight more cases of COVID-19 were reported Wednesday night...
Julia Bradley Jul 23, 2020

1.4 million Americans file for unemployment benefits
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of laid-off Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week for the first time since the pandemic struck in March, evidence of the deepening economic pain the outbr...
Julia Bradley Jul 23, 2020

The 1st one of these appeared in 1963. What is it?
July 23, 2020 Q: The 1st one of these appeared in 1963. What is it? A: A ZIP code
Nancy Flagg Jul 23, 2020

Columbus statue: keep or remove? Park District wants feedback
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria Park District is seeking public opinion about the future of the Christopher Columbus statue that sits in Bradley Park. The district has scheduled a Facebook Live event ...
Jeremy Scott Jul 22, 2020

Local COVID roundup 7/22: improvement in two big areas
PEORIA, Ill. — Two local COVID-19 metrics trended in the right direction from Tuesday to Wednesday. First, tri-county hospitalizations dropped to 29 from 31. Six people were in intensive care un...
Jeremy Scott Jul 22, 2020

Hackers prey on COVID assistance program
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A nationwide security breach has led the Illinois Department of Employment Security to issue a dire warning. Each state’s Federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Progr...
Jeremy Scott Jul 22, 2020

State COVID roundup 7/22: almost 1,600 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — For the first time since early June, the state of Illinois’s 24-hour COVID-19 case count surpassed the 1,500 mark over a 24-hour period. The Illinois Department of Publ...
Jeremy Scott Jul 22, 2020

You Can Still Cheer (or Boo) Baseball Games
Now that baseball is almost underway, we are all going to experience watching games with no fans in the stands (maybe some cardboard cutouts). But that doesn't mean the ambiance is all gone. Teams wil...
Rick Hirschmann Jul 22, 2020 Adobe Stock

Red, White, and Boom canceled
PEORIA, Ill. – Organizers of Red, White, and Boom have decided to outright cancel the 2020 event. Officials on May 1 postponed the July 4 event, with the hopes of holding it around Labor Day if ...
Jeremy Scott Jul 22, 2020
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