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Festival of Lights plans revealed
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — The 2020 East Peoria Festival of Lights has been scheduled, albeit with provisions for COVID-19. The event is set for Nov. 21 at 5:45 P.M. The two-mile route will start at th...
Nov 05, 2020
Local COVID roundup 11/5: 7 deaths retroactively added
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department Thursday reported two new deaths from COVID-19, both females who resided at Heritage Health in Chillicothe. One female was in her 80s, whi...
Nov 05, 2020
State COVID roundup 11/5: 10k deaths, nearly 10k cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — 10,000 was the number on Thursday to keep in mind, as Illinois hit one dubious COVID-19 milestone and nearly hit another. The Illinois Department of Public Health said with 9...
Nov 05, 2020
Challenger King won’t concede to Bustos
EAST MOLINE, Ill. — The Associated Press on Thursday declared incumbent Democrat Cheri Bustos has been re-elected to Illinois’ 17th Congressional district, but her Republican opponent, Est...
Nov 05, 2020
OSF’s Hammerton backs out of Bradley job
PEORIA, Ill. - OSF HealthCare President Tom Hammerton has announced he will not be joining Bradley University as Vice President for Advancement. The university on Thursday morning issued a statement, ...
Nov 05, 2020
751,000 seek US jobless benefits as virus hobbles economy
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to 751,000, a still-historically high level that shows that many employers keep cutting jobs in the face...
Nov 05, 2020
The top thing we lie about in a social situation is about our job. What is #2 on the list?
November 5, 2020 Q: The top thing we lie about in a social situation is about our job. What is #2 on the list? A: Travels
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Pritzker: Blame tax-plan opponents for coming budget pain
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois governor has lashed out at "special interests" and "billionaires" who he says "told lies" about the impact of a constitutional amendment allowing for a graduated ...
Nov 05, 2020
Update: One dead in officer-involved shooting in Fulton County
***UPDATE*** Fulton County Coroner Steve Hines has ID’ed the deceased man as 26-year-old Justin Hammack. Hines said Hammack was shot in the chest. UPDATE: Fulton County Sheriff Jeff Standard con...
Nov 05, 2020
Local COVID roundup 11/4: positivity % reaches 10
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria City/County Health Department on Wednesday reported a COVID-19 outbreak at Sharon Healthcare Pines. 40 of Peoria County’s 116 new cases came from the facility. Tazewe...
Nov 04, 2020
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