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UPDATE: Motorcycle rider was traveling wrong way before fatal crash
UPDATE - PEORIA, Ill. - The victim of a weekend car-motorcycle crash in Peoria Heights has been identified. Ian Nemeth Jr., 22, of Loda was pronounced dead at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center moments ...
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U.S. teachers' union shifts stance to back vaccine mandate as COVID surges
(Reuters) - COVID-19 vaccinations should be required for U.S. teachers to protect students who are too young to be inoculated, the head of the nation's second-largest teachers' union said on Sunday, s...
Aug 09, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A bus drops students off as classes resume after teachers received the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination, at Westwood Elementary School in Dayton, Ohio, U.S., March 1, 2021. REUTERS/Megan Jelinger/File Photo
Chicago officer shot and killed over the weekend
CHICAGO (FOX News) -- Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot offered her condolences on Sunday to the loved ones of Police Officer Ella French, who was killed in Chicago on Saturday night. "Tragedy has struck a...
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$1 trillion U.S. infrastructure bill inches ahead with Senate votes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Sunday took two more steps toward passing a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill by blessing the details of the largest U.S. investment in roads and brid...
Aug 09, 2021 The U.S. Capitol building is pictured in Washington, U.S., August 8, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
One Injured in Peoria County rollover accident
PEORIA, Ill. - The driver of a vehicle was transported to a hospital following a rollover accident in Peoria County. Peoria firefighters and paramedics were dispatched to Radnor Road at the Route 6 ov...
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Olympics - Tokyo douses Olympic flame, ending pandemic Games
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo doused its Olympic flame in a ceremony on Sunday that echoed the restraint of a Games that played out without spectators and were defined and transformed by the global pandemic...
Aug 08, 2021 REUTERS/Thomas Peter
No injuries in South Peoria house fire
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters contained a fire in a South Peoria residence to the living room area. The blaze at 1026 S. Shelley St. was reported at 5:25 a.m. Sunday. Battalion Chief Scott Strum ...
Aug 08, 2021 Midwest Communications
Olympics - Basketball - U.S. women beat host nation Japan to claim 7th straight gold
TOKYO (Reuters) -Team USA extended a historic run of championships in Olympic women's basketball on Sunday, winning the gold against home team Japan, appearing in its first-ever medal match. The Unite...
Aug 08, 2021 Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports - via Reuters
Olympics - Volleyball - U.S. women's team wins first gold medal
TOKYO (Reuters) -The United States' dream of winning a first Olympic gold medal in women's volleyball became a reality on Sunday, when they won against Brazil in straight sets in the final at the Toky...
Aug 08, 2021 REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado
Masks required indoors and in grandstand at Illinois State Fair
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois State Fair starts next week, and you'll have to take a mask with you. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) Fr...
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