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Prohibition on book bans, right to sue for ‘deepfake porn’ among new laws taking effect Jan. 1
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) – More than 300 new laws will take effect Jan. 1, ranging from a ban on book bans to the regulation of "deepfake porn" and prohibitions on videoconferen...
Dec 26, 2023
Carle Health Greater Peoria to end Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO coverage
PEORIA, Ill. – Some area residents who use Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois’ HMO plan are getting some changes at the start of the new year. According to a letter an HMO user sent to WMB...
Dec 26, 2023
Businesses glad Bob Michel Bridge construction is done
PEORIA, Ill. – Despite what you may have heard, the construction of the Bob Michel Bridge - expanding the bike and pedestrian paths - was only a month behind schedule. But for area businesses, t...
Dec 26, 2023
Powerball jackpot rises again
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Once again, no winner in the multi-state Powerball lottery drawing. No one matched all five numbers and the red Powerball number in the $660 million Christmas night drawing, ...
Dec 26, 2023
Peoria-area gas price averages lower again in the last week
PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria-area gas prices took another drop in the last week, even as analysts said their projections of a below-$3 per gallon national average by Christmas had to be scaled back. Ga...
Dec 26, 2023
How to help those with stress, anxiety, and depression during the holidays
PEORIA, Ill. – If you feel a little more malaise this time of year, or if your heart starts to beat a bit faster, you’re not alone. The American Psychological Association says 38 percent o...
Dec 24, 2023
UPDATE: Autopsy completed on body found in Laura Bradley Park. Here’s what we know
UPDATED 7:24 p.m. PEORIA, Ill. – The Peoria County Coroner has completed an autopsy on the body found Saturday morning at Laura Bradley Park. Coroner Jamie Harwood says Michael Shropshire, 35, P...
Dec 23, 2023
JOLT and Peoria County Coroner warn about new combination drug linked to recent overdose deaths
PEORIA, Ill. – Community leaders are speaking out about a recent string of overdose deaths in Peoria from a drug that's being sold as heroin. The drug is a polysubstance that is hard and gray an...
Dec 23, 2023
Springfield Clinic back in-network with Blue Cross Blue Shield
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Two years after they were kicked off, Blue Cross Blue Shield is back on at Springfield Clinic. The clinic made a brief announcement Friday that they and Blue Cross Blue Shiel...
Dec 22, 2023
Federal judge declines to stay assault weapons ban ahead of Jan. 1 registration deadline
(Capitol News Illinois) – A southern Illinois federal judge officially declined to issue an injunction to delay the Jan. 1 registration requirement under the state's assault weapons ban. U.S. Di...
Dec 22, 2023
