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Illinois offers $900M in community and business grants
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. J-B Pritzker announced on Wednesday $900 million in grants for Illinois communities and businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Pritzker said for many people, weat...
Jun 18, 2020
Northwoods Mall offering free drive-in movie experience
PEORIA, Ill. — Northwoods Mall in Peoria is turning an empty parking lot into a drive-in theater beginning this weekend through July 11. Free family-friendly movies will be shown each Friday and...
Jun 18, 2020
State COVID roundup 6/17: all regions meeting criteria to advance
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Nearly 30,000 tests for COVID-19 were taken from Tuesday to Wednesday at labs across Illinois, with 546 coming back positive. There have been 87 deaths reported over that sam...
Jun 17, 2020
Local COVID roundup 6/17: Tazewell Co. woman dies
PEORIA, Ill. — A Tazewell County woman in her 80s is the area’s most recent COVID-19 victim to succumb to the illness. Her death, reported Wednesday, brings Tazewell’s death count to...
Jun 17, 2020
Body found in drainage ditch in Washington ID’ed
WASHINGTON, Ill. — A body found Wednesday morning in Washington has been identified. Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley said 34-year-old Kyle McMurtrey was pronounced dead at 10:15. Washingt...
Jun 17, 2020
Peoria fire crews respond to hotel fire
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics responded Wednesday to the 5300 block of W. Landens Way just before 8:00 a.m. for a fire in a hotel room. While en-route, dispatchers received report...
Jun 17, 2020
Vehicle fire spreads to nearby homes in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria firefighters responded to a vehicle fire around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 700 block of E. Fairoaks Avenue. Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Ralph Phillips said crews found the ...
Jun 17, 2020
Blended Cheerios as Edible Sand!
TikTok is pretty entertaining…and you learn stuff! There’s a vid going viral where moms are blending cheerios to make edible sand! It’s pretty easy…use a Nutribullet or somethi...
Jun 17, 2020
"I Think I've Become My Father"
Well my friends as we approach a "Holiday Weekend" for Dad, we can look back at ourselves and think on how much you've become just like the old man. I know I have. This year is gonna be alittle differ...
Jun 17, 2020
Three out of ten people have done THIS in their car. What is it?
June 17, 2020 Q: Three out of ten people have done THIS in their car. What is it? A: Flipped someone off
Jun 17, 2020
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