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Driver of car suffers life-threatening gunshot wounds
***UPDATE*** Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the victim has 33-year-old Robert Gilliam, Jr. He was pronounced brain dead shortly before 2 on Tuesday at OSF St. Francis. An autopsy w...
Jeremy Scott Nov 03, 2020

School bus involved in Monday morning accident with pedestrian
PEORIA, Ill. — A school bus was involved in an accident Monday morning with a pedestrian on a motorized bike at the intersection of William Kumpf Blvd. and Romeo B. Garrett Ave. The accident occ...
Dalton Kemper Nov 02, 2020

Peoria Mayor: police won’t be used to enforce mitigation
PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis issued a statement Monday saying while neither he nor any other mayor has the power to override state mandates, Peoria also can’t be expending public ...
Jeremy Scott Nov 02, 2020

State COVID roundup 11/2: positivity above 8%
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — 6,222 people throughout Illinois tested positive in the Sunday-Monday reporting period for COVID-19. 20 deaths were announced. Illinois Department of Public Health said labs ...
Jeremy Scott Nov 02, 2020

Local COVID roundup 11/2: over 500 cases during weekend
PEORIA, Ill. — As Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties prepare for Wednesday’s mitigation restrictions to take effect throughout the encompassing Region Two, the tri-county is reeling f...
Jeremy Scott Nov 02, 2020

Peoria Heights restaurants hope outdoor dining remains popular through mitigation
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. — As tier one mitigation of the Restore Illinois plan comes to Region 2, Peoria Heights will comply with restrictions. Village Administrator Dustin Sutton told WMBD News, si...
Julia Bradley Nov 02, 2020

Peoria Public Library remains open
PEORIA, Ill. — State-mandated restrictions for Illinois’ Region 2 due to a resurgence in COVID-19 positivity rates will not impact services at the Peoria Public Library’s five locati...
Julia Bradley Nov 02, 2020

Setti: Increased mitigation will be hard on Peoria businesses
PEORIA, Ill. — The hospitality industry is one of the largest employers in the nation. And, for Peoria, restaurants and bars are part of what makes the community stand out. Chris Setti, CEO with...
Julia Bradley Nov 02, 2020

ISP working to ensure safety on Election Day
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois State Police has been preparing for months, participating in readiness exercises, to make sure Election Day, Nov. 3, is safe. ISP Director Brendan Kelly said tro...
Julia Bradley Nov 02, 2020

93% of people say they could really do without THIS. What is THIS?
November 2, 2020 Q: 93% of people say they could really do without THIS. What is THIS? A: Changing of the clocks
Nancy Flagg Nov 02, 2020 Adobe Stock
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