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Peoria offering additional business recovery grants
PEORIA, Ill. — The City of Peoria is giving businesses a chance to recover losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Peoria applied for a grant from the State of Illinois, and received nearly $1.2 mi...
Julia Bradley Nov 16, 2020

Trump campaign drops key request in Pennsylvania lawsuit
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - President Donald Trump's campaign is withdrawing a central request in its lawsuit seeking to stop the certification of the election results in Pennsylvania. Democrat Joe Biden c...
Julia Bradley Nov 16, 2020
Many women say this is the #1 reason men will not date them. What is the answer?
November 16, 2020 Q: Many women say this is the #1 reason men will not date them. What is the answer? A: Their name is Karen
Nancy Flagg Nov 16, 2020

Ruckriegel says he’ll run for Peoria mayor
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria At-Large City Council member Sid Ruckriegel announced over the weekend that he plans to run for the Mayor’s Office in the spring election. Ruckriegel was elected to C...
Julia Bradley Nov 16, 2020

2nd coronavirus vaccine shows early success in U.S. tests
(AP) — There’s more promising news on the COVID-19 vaccine front as Moderna says its shot provides strong protection against the coronavirus. Monday’s announcement comes a week after...
Julia Bradley Nov 16, 2020

State COVID roundup 11/15: over 10,600 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Public Health yesterday (Sunday) reported 10,631 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide, including 72 additional deaths. 84,831 test...
Julia Bradley Nov 16, 2020

Update: Peoria homicide victim identified
Update: Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the victim as 28-year-old Roosevelt Hunter III, of Peoria. “He was identified through picture by family members. The autopsy is still i...
Julia Bradley Nov 16, 2020

Morton District 709 seeing decreasing number of student quarantines
MORTON, Ill. — While many students are out of the classroom in Morton schools, the numbers are lower than they were a week ago. Last week, 332 students were out of class due to mandated quaranti...
Dalton Kemper Nov 15, 2020

State COVID roundup 11/14: Over 11,000 cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Saturday reported 11,028 new cases of COVID-19 in the state, including 166 deaths. 66 of those deaths actually occurred Friday...
Dalton Kemper Nov 15, 2020

Arson fire in Peoria late Saturday night
PEORIA, Ill. — Arson has been determined to be the cause of a late Saturday night fire that occurred just before 9:30 p.m. at 2208 W. Proctor St. When crews arrived, they found heavy flames and ...
Dalton Kemper Nov 15, 2020
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