If COVID-19 hits classrooms, Peoria wil l rely on ‘Return to School’ protocol

PEORIA - As schools reopen, how will Peoria Public Schools react to positive cases of COVID-19?As with much of how America tries to proceed amid this novel pandemic, procedures are not so much black and white as they are loose parameters of possibilities.

PEORIA -- Last Thursday, 18 inmates from the Peoria County Jail left to begin serving their prison terms at the Department of Corrections.

HENRY - More than 3,000 tons of trash a day could eventually be passing through the growing Illinois River port at the north edge of Henry under a plan proposed by the company that is developing the port through a gravel mining operation.

PEORIA - Citing the financial burden inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic, the owners of Golden Corral announced they are closing permanently Sunday evening.

PEORIA - Having a meet-and-greet with The Greatest of All Time was not on the agenda when the Professional Bowlers Association Tour was in Louisville, Kentucky, for the 1995 Ebonite Kentucky Classic.