Central Illinois news briefs
March 25, 2020REGION Cemetery closes offices temporarily After consulting with the Springdale Cemetery Board Chair Linda Daley, the cemetery management decided to close Springdale Cemetery’s Office…
REGION Cemetery closes offices temporarily After consulting with the Springdale Cemetery Board Chair Linda Daley, the cemetery management decided to close Springdale Cemetery’s Office…
PEKIN Library closes due to coronavirus The Pekin Public Library will be closed Tuesday, March 17-Monday, March 30. All events have been canceled. PEORIA DIOCESE Catholic schools…
Peoria City/County Health Department is providing emergency response and community guidance during the COVID-19 event. But the building at 2116 N. Sheridan Road, Peoria, will be closed…
The COVID-19 outbreak has come to Woodford County. An unidentified Germantown Hills man has tested positive for the coronavirus strain after attending a church service while he was…
A resident of Woodford County has tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The individual was tested at a UnityPoint Clinic in Central Illinois, and positive test results…
The Catholic Diocese of Peoria is canceling school beginning Monday, March 16, and also suspending the obligation to participate in Sunday Mass. Citing an “abundance of caution”…
TAZEWELL COUNTY County gets federal cybersecurity grant for elections The Tazewell County Clerk’s Office said it has received a $1,387.50 Federal CyberNavigator Grant which reimburses…
Independence Village of Peoria, St. Sharbel Apartments, and Lutheran Hillside Village will no longer serve as polling places for the Tuesday, March 17 Illinois primary due to the concerns…
The word going around is that hackers have stolen 2.9 billion Social Security numbers, which means everyone. Now it appears all that information, including other personal data, has…
DEAR PAW’S CORNER: My apartment has been infested with fleas all summer! I’m so frustrated. My two cats are suffering from hot spots and patchy fur because of the flea bites, and…
URBANA — People plant gardens for food, flowers, and function, but planting for the birds can be beautiful and beneficial to the environment. What if instead of store-bought bird…
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CHICAGO — On a cold morning in late 2019, state Sen. Mattie Hunter, D-Chicago, boarded a bus bound for Iowa to knock on doors for then-U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris in her bid for the presidency. …
With the rise of technology, robo-calling has become a prevalent issue, leading to a surge in scam calls across the nation. Scammers are increasingly using local area codes to deceive…