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Bradley University students, faculty rally in opposition to proposed cuts
PEORIA, Ill. – Students, staff, and supporters made their voices heard Tuesday on the campus of Bradley University as they spoke in opposition to proposed cuts. Last week, President Stephen Stan...
Nov 14, 2023
Lawmakers pass bill aimed at modernizing professional licensing in Illinois
(Capitol News Illinois) – As Illinois faces shortages of health care practitioners and mental health professionals, the state agency in charge of licensing for those and more than 100 other indu...
Nov 14, 2023
UPDATE: Peoria Manual High School hit after shots fired in the area Tuesday morning
UPDATED 3:18 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria Manual High School was placed on lockdown Tuesday morning after shots fired in the area hit the building. Peoria Police says a vehicle was also struck aft...
Nov 14, 2023
Feeling blue? Abraham Lincoln did, too. New version of Peoria’s Lincoln mural helps tell that story
PEORIA, Ill. – The mural of Abraham Lincoln on the back of the Peoria County Courthouse got a once-over - and it’s not necessarily one anyone thought was needed at first. “Abraham Bl...
Nov 13, 2023
Two arrested after multiple police chases in Peoria from the past weekend. Here’s what we know
PEORIA, Ill. – Two people were arrested from the weekend after multiple police chases throughout Peoria. Peoria Police says officers attempted to stop a vehicle in the area of Nebraska and Knoxv...
Nov 13, 2023
UPDATE: Human remains found confirmed to be that of man missing for months
UPDATED 7:08 P.M. PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. – The Peoria County Sheriff's Office is investigating human remains found Sunday morning, and the coroner says they are confirmed to be that of a man missin...
Nov 13, 2023
Man pleads guilty to making bomb threats to Pere Marquette. Here’s what we know
PEORIA, Ill. – The man accused of making three separate bomb threats to the Pere Marquette Hotel in downtown Peoria - one of them while parents and children were staying there for a music educat...
Nov 13, 2023
Man arrested in Indiana for February murder in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. – One of the two men accused in a fatal shooting from February in Peoria has been arrested in a neighboring state. Peoria Police says 21-year-old Donte T. Agnew was arrested Novembe...
Nov 13, 2023
UPDATE: Bradley University president says school is still strong, in the wake of proposed program cuts and planned protest
PEORIA, Ill. – The president of Bradley University says, in the wake of proposed program and faculty cuts, the university is still in a strong position. Last week, Stephen Standifird in an email...
Nov 13, 2023
Kitchen Cooked chips return to original flavor
HANOVER, Pa. – A beloved brand of potato chip, even though it’s no longer made in Central Illinois, may start to taste familiar again. Utz Quality Foods - the owner of Kitchen Cooked Potat...
Nov 13, 2023
