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Pekin City Council approves rule change for business assistance grants
PEKIN, Ill. — The Pekin City Council Monday night approved a rule change to the COVID-19 Small Business Assistance Grants to help out other businesses. Those businesses include hair salons, barb...
Jun 15, 2020
River waters almost fully receded
PEORIA, Ill. — Flooding for Peoria at the Illinois River may be over for the year. The Army Corps of Engineers said Monday water levels at noon were just over 15 feet. Projections showed the riv...
Jun 15, 2020
State COVID roundup 6/15: Less than 500 new cases reported Monday
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois reported less than 500 COVID-19 cases Monday, with 473. The first time since late March. For the second day in a row, the Illinois Department of Public Health report...
Jun 15, 2020
IHSA moves boys’ tourney to Champaign from Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. — The Illinois High School Association has decided to move the IHSA Boys Basketball State Finals from Peoria to Champaign. The decision came down at Monday’s IHSA Board of Dir...
Jun 15, 2020
Local COVID roundup 6/15: Decrease in ICU bed usage
PEORIA, Ill. — The number of ICU beds in use locally decreased from 11 to five in the last 24 hours. The use of beds decreased, but Peoria and Woodford Counties saw an increase in COVID-19 cases...
Jun 15, 2020
US revokes emergency use of malaria drugs vs. coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. regulators on Monday revoked emergency authorization for malaria drugs promoted by President Donald Trump for treating COVID-19 amid growing evidence they don't work and could c...
Jun 15, 2020
"Will They Get The Dog Day Blues?"
Well with the Coronavirus going on and alot of us are at home working our pets see us all the time. Have you thought about what it will be like for them when we get back to work and the kids go back t...
Jun 15, 2020
Pizza Ranch ends indoor dining after receiving “Cease-and-Desist”
PEORIA, Ill. — No more indoor pizza buffet. Peoria’s Pizza Ranch restaurant received a cease-and-desist letter Saturday from the Peoria County Health Department, barring them from continui...
Jun 15, 2020
Justices rule LGBT people protected from job discrimination
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a landmark civil rights law protects LGBT people from discrimination in employment, a resounding victory for LGBT rights from a conservative court...
Jun 15, 2020
This begins to happen to men at the age of 37. What is it?
June 15, 2020 Q: This begins to happen to men at the age of 37. What is it? A: They begin to start acting like their father
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