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Area road construction projects begin Monday
CENTRAL ILLINOIS, Ill. – Several new road construction projects will impact traffic next week. Southbound 14th Street in Pekin will be closed at Derby Street as part of the Derby Street reconstruction project between 14th Street and 8th Street. Side streets off Derby including Black Street, 13th Street and 12th Street will be open to help with detoured traffic off 14th Street.
Autopsy of young girl who died after emergency landing in Peoria is inconclusive
The Peoria County coroner said Friday that an autopsy into a young girl who died shortly after a plane she was traveling on needed an emergency landing was inconclusive, with a longer process likely needed to determine her cause of death. Coroner Jamie Harwood said that the autopsy in the...
UPDATE: Girl who died after medical emergency on flight diverted to PIA identified by Peoria County Coroner
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. – The Peoria County Coroner has identified the girl who died after a medical emergency forced a Chicago-bound plane to land at Peoria International Airport Thursday morning. Jamie Harwood says eight-year-old Sydney Weston of Carl Junction, Missouri was traveling with her family for a vacation. That’s...
An 8-year-old dies after becoming ill during a flight
(CNN) — A girl traveling to Chicago with her family on a commercial airline died on Thursday morning after becoming ill during the flight, according to Peoria County Coroner’s Office. “The child, 8-year-old Sydney Weston, of Carl Junction, MO, was traveling with her family for vacation when she...
Peoria County grand jury indicts man accused of stabbing cousin
PEORIA, Ill. – A man accused of stabbing his cousin last month has been indicted by a Peoria County grand jury. 36-year-old Korie Neltner was indicted Tuesday on Attempt First Degree Murder, a Class X felony, and a Class 3 felony of Aggravated Battery. Neltner allegedly traveled to his...
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