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Peoria County News Briefs
February 20, 2019

CENTRAL ILLINOIS Area measles cases traced to unvaccinated college students Two cases have been reported in Champaign-Urbana in recent months — the first in January and the second…
Peoria County News Briefs
February 13, 2019

STATE Lawmakers want higher minimum wage for teachers The Illinois Senate education committee is pushing again to raise the minimum salary for teachers to $40,000 a year by the 2023-24…
East Peoria youth minister charged with sexual assault
February 8, 2019

The youth pastor of a long-standing East Peoria Baptist church was jailed on allegations of sexually assaulting a teen church member. Averyville Baptist Church youth minister, Jacob…
Chillicothe’s Bald Eagle Celebration raises funds for local projects
February 7, 2019

The Chillicothe Rotary Club and Lions Club have teamed up to offer the public a chance to view bald eagles on the Illinois River while feasting on an all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage…

Pritzker’s first budget plan addresses marijuana and sports betting

February 20, 2019

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is proposing a budget that includes legalized marijuana and sports betting, and a tax on insurance companies. In his first budget address, given Feb. 20, Pritzker…

Bill aimed at paring Madigan’s power stalls in Illinois House

February 19, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — A bill intended to rein in House Speaker Michael Madigan’s outsized role in state politics was rejected by Democrats in a House subcommittee Thursday. The measure,…

Democrats hike state’s minimum wage to $15 per hour

February 18, 2019

Illinois is just a signature away from a $15-per-hour minimum wage. With state House passage of the proposal on Thursday and the measure already clearing the state Senate, the legislation…

Community gathers, shares pain for victims of Aurora shooting

February 17, 2019

The pain was palpable on Sunday afternoon outside the Henry Pratt Co. building in Aurora where 1,700 residents filled the streets to pray for and remember those who were killed in the…

Sterigenics’ neighbors breathing easier after IEPA shuts down plant

February 17, 2019

Willowbrook-area residents and public officials are expressing relief over action taken to stop the sterilization of medical equipment and other items at a local plant. State officials…