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Peoria coroner releases information on unidentified woman found dead in Illinois River
(This story was updated to accurately reflect the most current information.) The Peoria County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of an unidentified woman found in the Illinois River on Monday behind Mosaic Fertilizer. Sheriff Chris Watkins said that at 2:30 p.m., they responded to the fertilizer factory in the 8700 block of Cargill Road after they received word that an employee had found a body in the river. Upon arrival, deputies found the woman lying in the river, with fire departments from Pekin and Timber Hollis arriving to assist. The Pekin Fire Department removed the body from the...
WGN Radio
National Guard members killed in cartel ambush
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Five soldiers are dead and two injured by gunfire following a series of attacks by armed civilians late Sunday along the Jalisco-Michoacan border in western Mexico. Hijacking of vehicles that were set on fire along highways preceded the attacks. Local news reports attribute the violence to members of the […]
WMBD/WYZZ
Salon owner praying beauty for ashes after devastating fire
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — Sara Blair is finding hope after losing her salon in a fire. Born in Pontiac and raised in Bloomington Blair is a central Illinois native. Before the new year she accomplished her dream of having an all-in-one salon when she opened Stay Beautiful Gemini Hair & More on Lafayette Street. But […]
25newsnow.com
Cabin village to house Bloomington’s homeless on fast-track for November opening
BLOOMINGTON (25News Now) - The head of a Bloomington nonprofit is working toward a November opening for a village of small cabins to house homeless people before it gets cold again. Matt Burgess, chief executive officer of Home Sweet Home Ministries, presented his plan Monday night to the Bloomington City...
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Cook County woman allegedly vandalized Tesla service center in suburb
COOK COUNTY - A Buffalo Grove woman was arrested last week after vandalizing a newly constructed Tesla service center in Chicago's northwest suburbs, police said. On March 14, Buffalo Grove police responded to a vandalism report at the Tesla Sales, Service, and Delivery Center on Dundee Road at 4:07 p.m.