Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Shooting in West Peoria
WEST PEORIA, Ill – The Peoria County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that occurred in West Peoria. Deputies responded to an apartment complex in the 2100 block of Otley Road a...
Jul 18, 2021
U.S. surgeon general defends CDC mask change, blames tech companies for COVID deaths
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy stood by federal guidance that those fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no longer needed to wear masks, while blaming social media companies for...
Jul 18, 2021
U.S. senators drop tax enforcement from bipartisan infrastructure bill -Portman
By David Lawder and Joel Schectman WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers trying to salvage a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill have dropped a provision to beef up tax enforcement, Republica...
Jul 18, 2021
St. Jude Telethon raises $9 million
PEORIA, Ill. – The 44th annual St. Jude Telethon raised over $9 million in the fight against childhood cancer. The exact total was $9,440,011 when the telethon ended Saturday night on WEEK-TV. T...
Jul 18, 2021
Box Office: ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ Beats ‘Black Widow’ in Surprise Victory
By Rebecca Rubin LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) -The Tune Squad ruled over the court and box office charts this weekend. In an unexpected win, "Space Jam: A New Legacy," which sees LeBron James team up wit...
Jul 18, 2021
Dunlap celebrates 150th birthday
DUNLAP, Ill. (25 News) – The Village of Dunlap celebrated its 150th birthday. A celebration took place Saturday at Central Park featuring food, music, art displays and activities for people of a...
Jul 18, 2021
Dumpster fire outside North Peoria Avanti’s
PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria fire fighters responded to a dumpster fire outside Avanti’s North Peoria location. Crews arrived to the restaurant at 8517 N. Knoxville Ave. at 9:55 p.m. Saturday to ...
Jul 18, 2021
Two people shot outside Washington Nationals baseball stadium
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two people were shot outside of Nationals Park, a professional baseball stadium in the District of Columbia, on Saturday night, the police department said in a state...
Jul 17, 2021
Britney Spears says won’t perform while her father controls career
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Britney Spears on Saturday said she would not perform again while her father retains control over her career, and said the conservatorship she has been under for 13 years had "...
Jul 17, 2021
U.S. administers 337.24 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 337,239,448 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Saturday morning and distributed 390,100,705 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
Jul 17, 2021
