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— March 25, 2020

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…

Tazewell County news briefs
— March 18, 2020

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…
Central Illinois faces COVID-19 as first case reported
— March 14, 2020

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…
Coronavirus fears forces Peoria and Tazewell counties to move polling places
— March 10, 2020

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…
Woman charged in East Peoria boy’s beating death
— March 6, 2020

As 4-year-old Tate Thurman lay on life support at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Lesli Jett, 33, told investigators the boy had slipped and fallen. Jett was dating the boy’s…

Peoria closes health department building, limits services during coronavirus
— March 16, 2020

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…
Tazewell County news briefs
— March 11, 2020

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…
Coronavirus hitting closer to home
— March 8, 2020

A virus that started half a world away is starting to impact the lives of Illinois residents. Many churches have stopped using shared chalices for communion, trade shows that…