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Police bump up security on the BU campus
PEORIA, Ill. — Look for more police presence on and near Bradley University in the coming weeks. Bradley University Police and the Peoria Police Department are working together to increase patro...
Julia Bradley Dec 31, 2019

East Peoria makes NYE festivities more family-friendly
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — Get fit and “Get Lit.” The 19th annual East Peoria Get Lit New Year’s Eve Celebration is set to take place from 9 P.M. until midnight on Dec. 31. While the ...
Julia Bradley Dec 31, 2019

East Peoria makes NYE festivities more family-friendly
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — Get fit and “Get Lit.” The 19th annual East Peoria Get Lit New Year’s Eve Celebration is set to take place from 9 P.M. until midnight on Dec. 31. While the ...
Julia Bradley Dec 31, 2019

What to know about recreational cannabis
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. — The new year fast approaching and so is the legalization of adult use cannabis. While it may be legal for someone 21 or older to purchase, use, possess, and transport can...
Kristina Leahy Dec 30, 2019

Early morning fire destroys Morton home
MORTON, Ill. — Firefighters were called around 5:15 a.m. Monday to 312 W. Pershing Street, near the Morton Library, for a house fire. Morton Fire Chief Joe Kelly said the home was fully engulfed...
Julia Bradley Dec 30, 2019

Kitchen Cooked closing plant in merger with Utz
BUSHNELL, Ill. — Farmington-based Kitchen Cooked Chips plans to shutter its facility in Bushnell after more than 40 years in the community. Paul Blackhurst, a representative with Kitchen Cooked,...
Julia Bradley Dec 30, 2019

Legal marijuana sales may spark Midwest interstate tension
CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois is joining Michigan as the only Midwestern states broadly allowing the sale and use of marijuana. But consumers must be aware that cannabis remains illegal in surrounding...
Julia Bradley Dec 29, 2019

CityLink shuts down bus service on New Year’s Day
PEORIA, Ill. — CityLink buses will not run on the first day of the new year. Emily Watson, Director of Marketing and Public Relations for CityLink, said that the buses will also have a shorter s...
Julia Bradley Dec 29, 2019

Trump retweets then deletes post naming alleged whistleblower
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump retweeted a post that included the alleged name of the anonymous whistleblower whose complaint led to Trump’s impeachment by the House. Trump...
Kevin Bessler Dec 29, 2019

Monarch Music Hall in Peoria closes
PEORIA. Ill. — The Monarch Music Hall is no more. The venue’s ownership group has decided not to renew the lease and will book no more shows. The final show was Chicago Farmer on Wednesday...
Kevin Bessler Dec 28, 2019
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