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President Trump Kicks Off Re-Election Campaign
(AP) - President Donald Trump told supporters in Florida that he has taken on the "political machine" during his presidency and "that is why the swamp is fighting back so viciously and violently." Tru...
Rick Hirschmann Jun 23, 2019

Illinois National Guard Soldiers Returning From Afghanistan
Six specialized Illinois National Guard soldiers deployed to Afghanistan are returning home. The soldiers are from various parts of the state, including Germantown Hills. The soliders were part of Bil...
Rick Hirschmann Jun 23, 2019

Witness In Federal Court Trial Details Failed Abduction Attempt
(AP) - A University of Illinois graduate student has told jurors that the man on trial for abducting and killing a 26-year-old visiting scholar from China attempted to get her into his car by posing a...
Rick Hirschmann Jun 23, 2019

Peoria County Memorial Service Thursday
Peoria County will hold a memorial service Thursday at 5 p.m. to remember three county elected officials. Peoria County State's Attorney Jerry Brady (pictured left), Clerk Steve Sonnemaker (pictured c...
Rick Hirschmann Jun 23, 2019

Crews Battle Fire Overnight In Princeville
A huge fire in Princeville overnight in Princeville. The fire at 132 N. Walnut Street was reported just after 9 p.m. Monday at the Los Jimadores Mexican restaurant building. Firefighters from 13 fire ...
Rick Hirschmann Jun 23, 2019

Trump Threatens To Deport Millions Beginning Next Week
(AP) - President Donald Trump is threatening to remove millions of people in the country illegally. In a late-night tweet Monday, Trump says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will begin the rem...
Rick Hirschmann Jun 23, 2019

Peoria Crews Called To Fire On W. Aiken
Peoria firefighters responded to a house fire late Monday night. Crews arrived on the scene around 10:45 p.m. in the 1300 block of W. Aiken Avenue, finding heavy smoke coming from the structure. The h...
Rick Hirschmann Jun 23, 2019

Gloria Vanderbilt, Heiress, Jeans Queen, Dies At 95
AP) - Gloria Vanderbilt, the "poor little rich girl" heiress at the center of a scandalous custody battle of the 1930s and the designer jeans queen of the 1970s and '80s, died on Monday at 95, accordi...
Rick Hirschmann Jun 17, 2019 Gloria Vanderbilt participates in the panel for "Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt and Anderson Cooper" at the HBO 2016 Winter TCA on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine Diagnosed With Throat Cancer
(AP) - Megadeth's Dave Mustaine says he has been diagnosed with throat cancer. The singer and guitarist of the heavy metal band announced the news on social media Monday, writing that he's "working cl...
Rick Hirschmann Jun 17, 2019

Applications Accepted To Fill Peoria County Vacancies
Peoria County is beginning the process to appoint individuals to fill their vacancies. The vacancies were created by the recent deaths of District 11 County Board member Greg Adamson, State's Attorney...
Rick Hirschmann Jun 17, 2019


