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Friday Nov 6 | WHOI

Video Poker Gambling in Illinois

Video Poker gambling in Illinois is now legal but, some counties are choosing not to participate.

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Related Topix: Games, Poker, Illinois, Peoria County, IL, Dupage County, IL

Thu Nov 05, 2009

WEEK-TV

Prescription Drug Disposal Program

Illinois American Water has partnered with State Senator Dave Koehler, the Tazewell County Health Department and the Pekin Police Department to start a prescription drug disposal program.

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Related Topix: Pekin, IL, Environmental Law, Law

Tue Nov 03, 2009

WHOI

Training For The Bust

Underage drinking is another problem police often have to tackle. On Tuesday, some local law enforcement officers learned new ways to fight the booze battle with teens.

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Decatur Tribune

Macon County Tourism Tops $100 Million in 2008

Macon County was one of just 21 counties in Illinois to draw $100 million or more in tourism dollars last year, bringing in $107.48 million according to a recent tourism economic impact report from the State of Illinois.

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Related Topix: Macon County, IL, Illinois, Champaign County, IL, Decatur Metro, Decatur, IL

Mon Nov 02, 2009

WICD

Illinois Spotlight: Deficits could affect plows

Municipal budgets are tightening in Illinois, which means replacing older snowplows could be a slower process.

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Sun Nov 01, 2009

The Times

Police 10-30

Elliott D. Lampton, 31, 112 S. Vermillion St., Unit 3, was arrested at 3:17 p.m. Wednesday at his home on a complaint of domestic battery and on a Will County warrant for failure to appear.

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Related Topix: Canada, La Salle County, IL, La Salle, IL, Galva, IL

Fri Oct 30, 2009

WMBD-TV Peoria

Becky Behm Could Receive Settlement

It could be a big pay out for a former Tazewell County jail inmate. The County Board will vote Wednesday to secure $175,000 to Becky Behm.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

WHOI

How Hospitals Handle H1N1

Local hospitals are trying to fight off the H1N1 flu by limiting the number of people coming through their doors.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, McLean County, IL, Medicine, Influenza, Family, Kids, Creve Coeur, IL

Mon Oct 26, 2009

WEEK-TV

H1N1 Vaccine Shortage

The H1N1 vaccine is in high demand. Health departments in Central Illinois and around the country are waiting to get the vaccine... but there's a shortage.

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Related Topix: McLean, IL, McLean County, IL, Peoria, IL, Marshall County, IL, Peoria County, IL

Sat Oct 24, 2009

WHOI

Shot Shortage Leads To Canceled Clinics

The Tazewell County Health Department has run out of the H1N1 vaccine as it waits on its next shipment.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Creve Coeur, IL, East Peoria, IL, Peoria County, IL

Thu Oct 22, 2009

WHOI

Tazewell County Residents Flock to Delavan For Flu Shots

The C-D-C has been rationing the coveted H1N1 flu vaccine nationwide. "It's our understanding that Illinois' allocation of vaccine was exceeded last week so that this week some of that vaccine is being held," said Jason Marks, Peoria County Emergency Preparedness Coordinator.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Medicine, Influenza, Health, Peoria County, IL, Jo Daviess County, IL

Tue Oct 20, 2009

WHOI

News, Sports, Weather

Peoria County just announced its H-1-N-1 vaccine clinics. The first is this Friday from 9 a-m to noon at the health department but only for pregnant women and children under 6 months old.

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Fri Oct 16, 2009

WMBD-TV Peoria

Peoria Teen Indicted for ICC incident

A Peoria teenager was indicted Thursday by a Tazewell County Grand Jury for allegedly resisting police in connection with what police are describing as a gang related weekend fight and shooting at Illinois Central College in East Peoria last month.

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Related Topix: Peoria, IL, Peoria Metro, East Peoria, IL

Wed Oct 14, 2009

WHOI

After School Help

At Broadmoor Junior High in Pekin a number of students and their families took part in Lights on Afterschool Program.

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Related Topix: Pekin, IL, Kids, Family

Mon Oct 12, 2009

PeoriaTimes-Observer

TimesNewspapers earns journalism excellence awards

TimesNewspapers picked up 14 awards Friday in the Illinois Press Association's "Best of the Press 2009" editorial contest, three of which were first-place awards.

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Related Topix: Journalism, Peoria Metro

Wed Oct 07, 2009

WMBD-TV Peoria

Chicagoan Sentenced in Tazewell County

A Chicago resident, one of two arrested on drug charges following a traffic stop exactly two years ago, was sentenced Wednesday in Tazewell County.

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Sat Sep 26, 2009

WMBD-TV Peoria

Parents Learn How To Protect Children When Driving

Tazewell County deputies say many people try to save money by using second-hand car seats.

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Related Topix: Peoria, IL, Pekin, IL

Thu Sep 24, 2009

WMBD-TV Peoria

Tazewell Co. Issues Warrant for St. Louis Man

The St. Louis man, dubbed by the East Peoria police chief as the dumbest criminal he'd ever seen, is now the subject of a nationwide warrant for his arrest.

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Related Topix: East Peoria, IL, Peoria, IL, Peoria Metro

Fri Sep 18, 2009

WEEK-TV

Swine Flu Preps

Signs warning about prevention of Ha '1a 'Na '1 are increasingly becoming more visible.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza, Peoria, IL

Sun Sep 13, 2009

WHOI

TAPS Thefts

Local authorities have arrested a man and a woman in connection with stealing donation money at several Casey stores in Peoria and Tazewell Counties.

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Related Topix: Peoria Metro, East Peoria, IL

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