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Peoria's Sears store closed
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) -- Shoppers hoping to snag last minute bargains arrived to a rude awakening Sunday afternoon at the Northwoods Mall Sears. The big box store, whose impending departure from the ...
Feb 17, 2020 FILE - In this May 14, 2012, file photo, shoppers walk into Sears in Peabody, Mass. Sears recorded its fourth straight year of falling profit and revenue, even as cost cutting and store closures helped narrow its loss for the fourth quarter, the company reported, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
Woman dies from head-on collision
PEORIA, Ill. - A 46-year-old Galesburg woman succumbed Saturday night to injuries sustained in a two-car accident a week prior to her death. The Peoria County Coroner's Office reported Mona J. Rodrigu...
Feb 16, 2020 Midwest Communications
US to fly home Americans stuck on quarantined ship in Japan
TOKYO (AP) - The U.S. says Americans aboard a quarantined ship will be flown back home on a chartered flight Sunday, but that they will face another two-week quarantine. About 380 Americans are aboard...
Feb 15, 2020 A Japanese flag with a message reading "Lack of medicine!" and a banner reading "Thank you Media" hang from the cruise ship Diamond Princess as it anchors off in quarantine in the Yokohama Port Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, in Yokohama, Japan. China's death toll from the new virus outbreak has risen to over 800, surpassing the number of fatalities in the 2002-03 SARS epidemic, as other governments stepped up efforts to block the disease. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
State officials stress fire safety for seniors
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Fire risk is higher for seniors. The Illinois Fire Marshal's Office stresses the importance of fire safety for the state's older residents. According to the U.S. Fire Administrati...
Feb 15, 2020 Midwest Communications
China reports major drop in new virus cases; 143 new deaths
BEIJING (AP) - China has reported 2,641 new virus cases, a major drop from the higher numbers in recent days since a broader diagnostic method was implemented. A notice from China's National Health Co...
Feb 14, 2020 Residents wearing masks wait at a traffic light in Beijing, China Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020. China is struggling to restart its economy after the annual Lunar New Year holiday was extended to try to keep people home and contain novel coronavirus. Traffic remained light in Beijing, and many people were still working at home. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Peoria bank robbed
PEORIA, Ill. -- A downtown Peoria bank was robbed Friday. Peoria police report a black male walked into the CEFCU branch at 221 Fulton, handed a teller a note and fled with an undisclosed amount of mo...
Feb 14, 2020 Courtesy of Peoria Police Department
Arrest made in Oliver's holdup
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. -- Peoria Heights police have made an arrest in connection with the armed robbery of Oliver's restaurant. 43 year old Franklin Cotton of Peoria Heights was taken into custody Frid...
Feb 14, 2020 (Courtesy of Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Man found frozen to death in University St. lot
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police responded Thursday afternoon at 12:40 to a report of a car covered in snow in the University St. Walmart parking lot. Upon uncovering the car, officers discovered 64-year...
Feb 14, 2020
Lawmakers discuss ending cash bail in Illinois
CHICAGO, Ill -- State lawmakers are discussing criminal justice reforms, including a proposal to end cash bail in Illinois. At a special committee on public safety hearing Thursday in Chicago, legisla...
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ISP supports fingerprint requirement for FOID cards
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The ISP wants to beef up the requirements to get a FOID card. The Illinois State Police said they've improved efforts to keep guns out of the hands of those who shouldn't have the...
Feb 14, 2020
