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Four of House Speaker Madigan’s associates charged in bribery scheme
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against four of House Speaker Michael Madigan’s associates. Former ComEd lobbyists Michael McClain, Jay Doherty and John...
Nov 18, 2020
Peoria Park District announces changes in state’s return to tier 3 mitigation
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Park District Executive Director announced numerous changes to Peoria Park District buildings and activities at the Wednesday night board meeting. Gov. Pritkzer announced t...
Nov 18, 2020
Christmas At The Movies!
So these past few weeks the Stechman household has dug into the Christmas Archives :) Wether Netflix, Hulu or found on Amazon Prime we've been digging into the movies. So if your looking to get into t...
Nov 18, 2020 Jason Dent / Unsplash
Local COVID roundup 11/18: hospitalizations up, positivity down
PEORIA, Ill. — A day after the Peoria City/County Health Department reported no deaths related to COVID-19 in Peoria, Tazewell, or Woodford County, the agency on Wednesday reported six such occu...
Nov 18, 2020
State COVID roundup 11/18: 140 deaths reported
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Wednesday announced 140 new deaths due to COVID-19. In addition, IDPH reported 8,922 new confirmed and probable cases of the v...
Nov 18, 2020
Trump pays $3 million for recount of 2 Wisconsin counties
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - President Donald Trump’s campaign has paid $3 million for a recount of two heavily Democratic Wisconsin counties, saying that they were the sight of the "worst irregularitie...
Nov 18, 2020
Movie Recommendation! You Should Def Watch This One!
Is anyone else constantly searching for new movies and/or TV shows to watch? It seems like, during the pandemic especially, I've watched a lot of television, so it's been tough to find NEW shows that ...
Nov 18, 2020 Glenn Carstens-Peters / Unsplash
Lacon woman killed in Rt. 29 crash
***UPDATE*** Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the deceased woman as Carolyn Hoskins. He said her condition deteriorated rapidly at the hospital and she was pronounced dead at 8:13 P....
Nov 18, 2020
Owning 7 of these in Texas is illegal. What is it?
November 18, 2020 Q: Owning 7 of these in Texas is illegal. What is it? A: Sex toys
Nov 18, 2020
Chillicothe’s Christmas parade cancelled
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. — Chillicothe’s Christmas parade, scheduled for this weekend, has been cancelled. In a Facebook post, the Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday said that the cancellation is due...
Nov 18, 2020
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