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A man reported missing found dead in Tazewell County
DELAVAN, Ill. — The Tazewell County Coroner is investigating the death of a man found in rural Delavan. Sheriff’s deputies were called to a field off of Locust Road around 10:20 a.m. Thurs...
Mike Sabol Jul 16, 2020

State COVID roundup 7/16: new record for testing
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Another trend of four-digit COVID-19 case counts for Illinois has seemingly begun. For the second straight day, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported over 1,000 n...
Jeremy Scott Jul 16, 2020

Local COVID roundup 7/16: region officially below key metric
PEORIA, Ill. — While local leaders said Thursday the Peoria region will not immediately be moved back to phase three of Restore Illinois, they did hint more stringent efforts to prevent further ...
Jeremy Scott Jul 16, 2020
Who Is A Better Driver: Mom Or Dad?
Who's a better driver - men or women? This may not be 100% official, but kids from 6-16 said what they think. The survey asked whether mom or dad was the better driver and why. The winner was Dad at 4...
Rick Hirschmann Jul 16, 2020

Spoon River Scenic Drive event canceled by COVID-19
CANTON, Ill. — There won’t be a Spoon River Scenic Drive Fall Festival this year. The Spoon River Valley Scenic Drive Association voted Wednesday night to cancel the annual event due to on...
Julia Bradley Jul 16, 2020

1.3 million Americans apply for unemployment benefits
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits remained stuck at 1.3 million last week, an historically high level that indicates many companies are still cutting jobs ...
Julia Bradley Jul 16, 2020

In the past 5 months, there has been a 30% increase in this. What is this?
July 16, 2020 Q: In the past 5 months, there has been a 30% increase in this. What is this? A: Requests for tattoo removal
Nancy Flagg Jul 16, 2020 Diricia De Wet / CC

Electrical fire damages Peoria home overnight
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria firefighters responded around 12:20 a.m. Thursday to a home in the 2100 block of W. North Circle Court on reports of a residential fire. Residents of the home were awakened...
Julia Bradley Jul 16, 2020
FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9AM THURSDAY
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Flood Warning for… Woodford County in central Illinois… Tazewell County in central Illinois… Northwestern McLean County in cent...
Julia Bradley Jul 16, 2020

Flash flooding brings vehicle rescues and home damage
PEORIA, Ill. — Severe thunderstorms caused flash flooding in the Peoria area. Due to an extreme torrential downpour of rain late Wednesday afternoon, several people had to be rescued from their ...
Mike Sabol Jul 15, 2020
Peoria, IL, USA
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