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Counterfeiters strike Quad-Cities Area
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Scammers passing counterfeit cash have swindled seven businesses in Princeton, Illinois, in the past two weeks. According to police, they struck using fake $100 bills with altered watermarks and security strips. In a separate case TV6 Investigates reported, Moline police arrested a man allegedly skimming credit...
Arukah Institute lays plans to bring attention to mental illness, substance abuse in Illinois Valley
Individuals with mental illness and substance abuse disorder often are faced with the burden of having their chronic illness stamped with stigmas holding them back from reaching out for help. Dr. Sarah Scruggs, chief executive officer for the Arukah Institute of Healing, addressed these issues as well as how to...
4 students involved in Peru bus crash, SUV driver injured
A school bus was involved in a collision reported at 3:05 p.m. Wednesday on May Road east of Route 251 in Peru. None of the four students onboard nor the bus driver were injured, Peru police Chief Sarah Raymond said. May Road was closed to through traffic by police at...
Cute, little Kewanee boutique sells fashions online, on the road, and on the farm
KEWANEE, Ill. (KWQC) -Little Moo Boutique is an online boutique that offers cute, modern styles and accessories for women and girls. The business also has a brick and mortar location at the family farm east of Kewanee off Osceola Road. It is open open two days a week. The store hours are Thursday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Peru police ticket 10 in connection with distracted driving
The Peru Police Department announced Wednesday that officers issued 10 citations for hands-free law violations and other traffic violations during April’s Distracted Driving Awareness Month enforcement campaign. Peru police joined forces with the Illinois State Police, local law enforcement and highway safety partners for this enforcement effort. The Illinois...
Peru paramedic Shauna Breckenridge leads with compassion
When Shauna Breckenridge, of rural Streator, was 12 years old, she was attending her cousin’s birthday party when tragedy struck – a man got his foot caught in a three-wheeler. Breckenridge and her father were the first to arrive on scene, Breckenridge said. But, instead of paralyzing fear,...
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