Category Archives:
If your child is average, he/she does this six times a day. What is it?
September 30, 2020 Q: If your child is average, he/she does this six times a day. What is it? A: Says they are bored
Nancy Flagg Sep 30, 2020

Update: Teen killed in Woodford County crash identified
UPDATE: Woodford County Coroner Tim Ruestman has identified the victim of the fatal accident on Rt. 89 as 18-year-old Benjamin Bedell, of Brimfield, a student at Illinois Central College. —̵...
Julia Bradley Sep 30, 2020

One dead at UAW Senior Citizens Center in Pekin from Legionnaires’ Disease
PEKIN, Ill. — A resident of UAW Senior Citizens Center in Pekin is dead after contracting Legionnaires’ Disease, according to news partner 25 News. Another individual who lives at UAW cont...
Dalton Kemper Sep 29, 2020

Disney to lay off 28,000 at its parks in California, Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Squeezed by limits on attendance at its theme parks and other restrictions due to the pandemic, The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday it planned to lay off 28,000 workers in its parks ...
Jeremy Scott Sep 29, 2020

Local COVID roundup 9/29: tri-county reaches 80 deaths
PEORIA, Ill. — A man who had underlying conditions contracted COVID-19 and passed away between Monday and Tuesday, according to the Peoria City/County Health Department. The man lived in Tazewel...
Jeremy Scott Sep 29, 2020

State COVID roundup 9/29: rolling positive % gets better
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,362 COVID-19 tests between Monday and Tuesday came back positive throughout Illinois. In that time, 23 deaths were reported. 4...
Jeremy Scott Sep 29, 2020

Pritzker in isolation after staffer tests positive for COVID
CHICAGO — A member of Gov. J-B Pritzker’s staff has tested positive for COVID-19. According to a release from the Pritzker’s office, that staffer tested negative during weekly testin...
Julia Bradley Sep 29, 2020

NFL sees first big outbreak of COVID-19
***UPDATE*** The league said Tuesday it plans to play Sunday’s Steelers-Titans game as scheduled and, if a contingency plan is needed to allow for more contact tracing, the game could be moved t...
Julia Bradley Sep 29, 2020

More human remains found at Banner Marsh
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. — A bone, discovered on Saturday near Banner Marsh by a couple fishing on the riverbanks, is confirmed to be human. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood told WMBD News, the bo...
Julia Bradley Sep 29, 2020

In a survey, about a quarter of people say it's never okay to do THIS at work. What is it?
September 29, 2020 Q: In a survey, about a quarter of people say it's never okay to do THIS at work. What is it? A: Talk politics
Nancy Flagg Sep 29, 2020 Adobe Stock
Peoria, IL, USA
54 °F Sunny




