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Sep 6, 2020
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White Trash Bash boaters rally for Trump on Illinois River

PEORIA - How much does Nathan Brooks support President Trump?Saturday, the Pekinite came out for the White Trash Bash boating rally for Trump, even though he doesn't own a boat.

Sherrick McManis wins place on Bears final 53-man roster

PEORIA - The longest-tenured member of the Chicago Bears will extend his time with the NFL team beyond another final roster cutdown.

 
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Pekin doctor’s bout with COVID-19 an eye-opener

As a primary care physician at UnityPoint Health Pekin East, Dr. Tom Luft is accustomed to seeing the hospital experience through the lens of a caregiver.

‘We have a problem’: Civic Center asking for $4 million to stay afloat during COVID-19 shutdown

PEORIA - The Peoria Civic Center was bathed in red light this week, and it had nothing to do with any goals scored by the Peoria Rivermen.

Illinois puts 29 counties, including McLean and Stark, on virus warning list

The Illinois Department of Public Health said Friday there was significant slowdown in the agency's test reporting earlier this week that it is just catching up with, resulting in an unusually high daily count of both newly diagnosed cases, 5,368, and tests, 149,273.The state on Friday also put 29 of Illinois' 102 counties on its warning list for a potential COVID-19 resurgence, including McLean and Stark counties.