Tazewell County news briefs
— July 24, 2019EAST PEORIA City, children’s hospital offer car seat check A free car seat check will be held the first Wednesday of each month from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Central Fire Station, 201 W….
EAST PEORIA City, children’s hospital offer car seat check A free car seat check will be held the first Wednesday of each month from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Central Fire Station, 201 W….
It’s been two years since former Peoria County Sheriff Michael McCoy took over as the permanent chief of the Washington Police Department, and while on the face of it the job is much…
EAST PEORIA IDOT, city give local construction updates The exit ramp from Illinois 40 to West Washington Street in East Peoria closed July 9 for a traffic pattern adjustment on Washington…
MORTON Volunteers needed to maintain plants at post office The Village of Morton is asking for volunteers to water the new plants at the Post Office, 600 W. Jefferson. This is an ideal…
Before public swimming pools, it wasn’t uncommon for folks to jump in the Illinois River, or nearby creeks, ponds and lakes to cool off. Confusion over local pool closures, mechanical…
The youth pastor of an East Peoria area Baptist church could spend a decade behind bars for sexually assaulting a teen church member over a four-year span. Jacob Coyle, formerly the…
SPRINGFIELD – Independent pharmacies that serve Medicaid patients in small communities in Illinois will soon start receiving additional payments from the state. The Department of…
PEKIN City invites all downtown for street party The city of Pekin is celebrating the official start of summer with a Downtown Street Party on Friday and Saturday, June 21 and 22….