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Illinois offering housing assistance for renters and landlords
CHICAGO -- Illinois Gov. J-B Pritzker on Monday announced $1.5 billion in assistance for renters and landlords that have struggled during the pandemic. Through the Illinois Rental Payment Program, the...
Julia Bradley May 17, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Jason Aldean returns to Peoria in October
PEORIA, Ill. -- Country star Jason Aldean will be coming back to the Peoria Civic Center in October. Aldean's performance is set for Thursday, October 7, with venue pre-sale tickets available on Thurs...
Julia Bradley May 17, 2021 (jasonaldean.com)
Households including most U.S. children to get monthly stimulus payment
(Reuters) - A poverty-fighting measure included in the COVID-19 relief bill passed this year will deliver monthly payments to households including 88% of children in the United States, starting in Jul...
Julia Bradley May 17, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks inside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 11, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
State COVID roundup 5/16: Positivity rate falls to 2.4%
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Sunday reported 1,248 new cases of COVID-19, including 24 additional deaths. As of Saturday night, 1,581 Illinois residents were...
Julia Bradley May 17, 2021 Midwest Communications
Israeli air strikes hit Gaza as fighting enters second week
GAZA/TEL AVIV (Reuters) -Israel bombed what it said were underground tunnels used by Hamas and Palestinian militants fired rocket barrages at Israeli cities as fighting spilled into a second week on M...
Julia Bradley May 17, 2021 A man stands near a burning sponge factory after it was hit by Israeli artillery shells, according to witnesses, in the northern Gaza Strip May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Ashraf Abu Amrah
Update: Arrest made in Peoria stabbing
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called to the 1700 block of N. Great Oak at approximately 7:18 a.m. Sunday on reports of a stabbing. Officers found an adult female victim who had been stabbed in th...
Julia Bradley May 16, 2021 MWC-PPD
Job fears, price spikes mean heartburn for Biden White House as economy revs up
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - High unemployment. Rising prices. Gas lines. They're a bad memory for Americans old enough to remember the 1970s - but they're also likely causing a few sleepless nights in the ...
Julia Bradley May 16, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden leaves after speaking about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response and the vaccination program from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 13, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Horse racing-Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit clears final drug test for Preakness
(Reuters) - Kentucky Derby-winning horse Medina Spirit will compete in Saturday's Preakness Stakes after clearing pre-race drug tests, race organizers said on Friday. The Bob Baffert-trained horse tes...
Julia Bradley May 15, 2021 FILE PHOTO: May 1, 2021; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; John Velazquez guides Medina Spirit to win the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo
Apartment complex damaged in overnight fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters and paramedics were called around 2:15 a.m. Saturday to the 2100 block of N. Wisconsin on reports of smoke in a building. Upon arrival, crews found a two-unit apart...
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One year later, 2020 Bradley grads get their moment
PEORIA, Ill. -- 2020 graduates of Bradley University were finally able to have their moment Friday evening at Shea Stadium. After graduating a year earlier, many students may have wondered if they wou...
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