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OSF’s Hammerton backs out of Bradley job
PEORIA, Ill. - OSF HealthCare President Tom Hammerton has announced he will not be joining Bradley University as Vice President for Advancement. The university on Thursday morning issued a statement, ...
Rick Hirschmann Nov 05, 2020 Bradley University
751,000 seek US jobless benefits as virus hobbles economy
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to 751,000, a still-historically high level that shows that many employers keep cutting jobs in the face...
Julia Bradley Nov 05, 2020 Midwest Communications
Pritzker: Blame tax-plan opponents for coming budget pain
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois governor has lashed out at "special interests" and "billionaires" who he says "told lies" about the impact of a constitutional amendment allowing for a graduated ...
Julia Bradley Nov 05, 2020 Illinois.gov
Update: One dead in officer-involved shooting in Fulton County
***UPDATE*** Fulton County Coroner Steve Hines has ID'ed the deceased man as 26-year-old Justin Hammack. Hines said Hammack was shot in the chest. UPDATE: Fulton County Sheriff Jeff Standard confirms ...
Julia Bradley Nov 05, 2020 (25 News)
Local COVID roundup 11/4: positivity % reaches 10
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria City/County Health Department on Wednesday reported a COVID-19 outbreak at Sharon Healthcare Pines. 40 of Peoria County's 116 new cases came from the facility. Tazewell County r...
Rick Hirschmann Nov 04, 2020 Midwest Communications
Trump campaign asking U.S. Supreme Court to halt PA vote counting
WASHINGTON -- The campaign of President Donald Trump announced Wednesday it is asking the U.S.'s highest court to step in and stop more votes from being counted in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In...
Rick Hirschmann Nov 04, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
State COVID roundup 11/04: Over 7,500 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Wednesday reported another hefty new case total, including 55 additional deaths. 7,538 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the s...
Dalton Kemper Nov 04, 2020 Midwest Communications
Illinois' graduated income tax plan fails
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Voters have rejected a proposal to abolish Illinois' flat-rate income tax for one that would take a greater share from wealthier taxpayers. It was Gov. J.B. Pritzker's top pri...
Julia Bradley Nov 04, 2020 Illinois.gov
There's no winner in the presidential race. That's OK
WASHINGTON (AP) - America woke up Wednesday morning without a winner of the presidential election. That's OK. Critical battleground states including Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania remain without...
Julia Bradley Nov 04, 2020 Bartender Sam Schilke watches election results on television at a bar and grill Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Paula Bronstein)
Pekin's Luft wins 91st District House seat
PEORIA, Ill. -- Pekin Mayor Mark Luft has won Illinois' Dist. 91 House of Representatives seat, taking 63% of the vote, defeating challenger Josh Grys. Luft told WMBD's "The Greg and Dan Show", there'...
Julia Bradley Nov 04, 2020 (Photo courtesy of City of Pekin)
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