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City Of Peoria Will Hold Recreational Cannabis Meetings
The City of Peoria will host 2 public meetings to discuss recreational cannabis. Both presentations will allow citizens to make public comments. The first meeting will be Monday, Sept. 16 at the ICC P...
Kristina Leahy Sep 09, 2019 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
East Peoria Man Dies After Contact With Power Line
An East Peoria man was electrocuted Saturday morning, identified as 62-year-old Gordon Sweatt. A 911 call was received at 10:54 a.m. of a truck on fire in the 300 block of Terminal Street, East Peoria...
Kristina Leahy Sep 09, 2019
Fall Cleanup Week Announced For East Peoria
The City of East Peoria announced its Fall Cleanup week will run Sept. 30 through Oct. 4. Items will be picked up on a resident's normal garbage day and. Residents may not set out items before Saturda...
Kristina Leahy Sep 09, 2019
Agency recommends firing of Chicago officer who shot friend
CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago police oversight agency has recommended the firing of an officer who shot his friend and lied about it. In a report completed this summer, the Civilian Office of Police Accoun...
Rick Hirschmann Sep 09, 2019
Bradley named best in Illinois
PEORIA, Ill. -- Bradley University can add a few more accolades to its collection. The Peoria institution announced Monday it was named best in Illinois in four different categories by the U.S. News a...
Rick Hirschmann Sep 09, 2019
Man Shot Becomes Peoria's 18th Homicide Victim Of The Year
A man shot Sunday night in Peoria was the city's 18th homicide victim of the year. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said 23-year-old Kennard Hardy II, was pronounced dead at about 12:45 a.m....
Julia Bradley Sep 09, 2019 25 News
Illinois Celebrates Recovery Month
September is Recovery month in Illinois. Events are planned statewide to raise awareness and celebrate recovery. The message this month is "Recovery Belongs," recognizing that substance abuse services...
Julia Bradley Sep 09, 2019 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Tazewell County Board Chair Seeking Re-Election
Tazewell County Board Chairman David Zimmerman has announced plans to seek re-election in 2020. The 58-year-old Zimmerman was first elected chairman in 2008, after serving twelve years as a Tazewell C...
Julia Bradley Sep 09, 2019
Mattis Says Trust Is Question In Taliban Talks
(AP) - Former Defense Secretary James Mattis says that when it comes to trying to negotiate an Afghanistan peace deal with the Taliban, the key question is whether they can be trusted. Mattis cites pa...
Julia Bradley Sep 09, 2019 AP/Ebrahim Noroozi
Dorian Death Toll Rises To 44 In Bahamas
(AP) - The government in the Bahamas says the death toll from Hurricane Dorian has risen by one to 44. Health Minister Duane Sands on Sunday confirmed the toll in a WhatsApp message to The Associated ...
Julia Bradley Sep 09, 2019 AP/Fernando Llano
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