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Public works violations ID'ed
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois OSHA has released its fiscal year 2019 top five list of safety violations for municipal public works departments across the state. Hazard communications, or the label war...
Oct 04, 2019 AP Photo/Andy Wong
East Peoria parade to feature Bud horses
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- The Clydesdales are back. Weather permitting, the Budweiser horse mascots are scheduled to descend upon East Peoria for the 2019 Festival of Lights Parade of Lights. 2019's Festiv...
Oct 04, 2019 Anheuser-Busch/anheuser-busch.com
Actress Diahann Carroll dies at age 84
NEW YORK (AP) - Diahann Carroll, the Oscar-nominated actress and singer who won critical acclaim as the first black woman to star in a non-servant role in a TV series as "Julia," has died. She was 84....
Oct 04, 2019 Actress Diahann Carroll attends the 2016 ABFF Awards: A Celebration of Hollywood held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
CEFCU warns about 'smishing' scam
PEORIA, Ill. -- CEFCU warns its members about a new scam. According to a post on CEFCU's Facebook page, members have been receiving text messages, appearing to be from CEFCU asking if they authorize a...
Oct 04, 2019 cefcu.com
Salvation Army announces 'Tree of Lights' co-chairs
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Salvation Army prepares for the holiday season. The Corps announced Thursday that two brothers will lead this year's annual Tree of Lights campaign. Wayne and Ken Baum have both be...
Oct 04, 2019 1470/100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
U.S. jobless rate falls to 50-year low of 3.5-percent
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. unemployment rate fell in September to a new five-decade low of 3.5-percent, while employers added a modest 136,000 jobs. The Labor Department says that despite the ultra-lo...
Oct 04, 2019 (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
8-year-old injured in early morning shooting in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police responded to two ShotSpotter alerts around 3:45 a.m. Friday from the 1200 block of N. Orange. Seven shots were fired. Around the same time, a call came in saying a child h...
Oct 04, 2019 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Decision looms: Keep or replace Smollett special prosecutor?
CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago judge is expected to decide whether to let a former U.S. attorney stay on as special prosecutor examining the dismissal of charges against actor Jussie Smollett. The hearing F...
Oct 04, 2019 FILE - In this March 26, 2019, file photo, actor Jussie Smollett talks to the media before leaving Cook County Court after his charges were dropped, in Chicago. The latest twist in the Jussie Smollett saga is the revelation of a possible conflict of interest by the special prosecutor investigating why prosecutors dropped charges accusing the actor of staging a racist, homophobic attack on himself. Dan Webb disclosed this week he once co-hosted a political fundraiser for a figure central to his investigation, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx. A Cook County judge must now decide if bias or the appearance of bias renders Webb's position untenable. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)
Data Breach At Area Hy-Vee Stores
PEORIA, Ill - Hy-Vee is warning its customers about a potential credit card data breach that dates back to 2018. The company says six locations may be affected by the breach. The breach includes The M...
Oct 03, 2019 MWC
Pence backs Trump on calls for Biden inquiries
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Mike Pence is defending President Donald Trump's call that foreign governments investigate one of Trump's leading Democratic rivals. And Pence is echoing Trump's priva...
Oct 03, 2019 (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
