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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...
Dalton Kemper 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...
Julia Bradley 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 ...
Nancy Flagg 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....
Julia Bradley 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
Nancy Flagg 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...
Julia Bradley Nov 18, 2020

Pfizer: COVID-19 shot 95% effective, seeking clearance soon
(AP) — Pfizer announced more results in its ongoing coronavirus vaccine study that suggest the shots are 95% effective. The company also said that the vaccine appears to protect older people mos...
Julia Bradley Nov 18, 2020

Police make arrest in Peoria homicide
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police Tuesday night said they had arrested a suspect in a fatal weekend shooting outside the Landmark Apartments on N. Shipman. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said 28...
Julia Bradley Nov 18, 2020

EP council: let businesses choose course of COVID action
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — In early November, East Peoria Mayor John Kahl was the first area mayor to say their municipality would not enforce tier one guidelines. He seemed to indicate during Tuesday ...
Jeremy Scott Nov 17, 2020

IHSA adheres to Gov. Pritkzer’s guidelines, places winter sports on hold
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — After weeks of schools deciding whether to play winter sports this season or not, it looks like that decision is no longer in their hands. Illinois High School Association (I...
Dalton Kemper Nov 17, 2020
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