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New ice plant is still on the way, amid rush of Peoria Civic Center upgrades
Even though it’s officially the off season for Rivermen hockey and Bradley basketball, there’s still a lot of action this summer at the Peoria Civic Center. After obtaining funding from the City of Peoria and the state, the event venue is undergoing an expansive list of upgrades. In total, $45 million of them.
Behind the Scenes of the Annual 25 Sports Prep Rally Promo Shoot
(25News Now) - It’s one of the biggest days on the 25 Sports Calendar. That’s right today was the annual 25 Sports Prep Rally Promo Shoot at the Peoria Civic Center. This year’s shoot included 30+ athletes from schools big and small all over the area. The...
QCA cities announce storm cleanup details
UPDATE: More cities are releasing details on their cleanup efforts after Monday night’s storm. Moline Public Works crews will be actively clearing debris from roadways across the city this week. Public Works will conduct a special pickup in residential areas to collect tree limbs and brush related to the storm on July 15th starting Tuesday, […]
Derecho smacks Galesburg and surrounding area
The National Weather Service is classifying the storm that smacked Galesburg and the surrounding area on Monday night as a derecho. Derechos are long-lived, straight-line wind storms associated with a band of rapidly moving showers or thunderstorms. “There were numerous reports of wind damage in the area. At this point,...
Petersen Health Care sells most of its properties at bankruptcy court auction
A federal bankruptcy court judge in Delaware has approved the sale of the vast majority of Peoria-based Petersen Health Care to a company that made what’s termed a “stalking horse” bid, but Galesburg facilities aren’t among them. Court records indicate the sale included nearly 100 different...
National Weather Service Confirms Three EF-1 Tornadoes In Quad Cities Area
(Davenport, IA) -- The National Weather Service is confirming at least three tornados touched down in the QCA from Monday's derecho. Andy Ervin with the National Weather Service says one moved through Davenport into Bettendorf before crossing the Mississippi River into Illinois. Another was on the ground for eight miles between Taylor Ridge and Andover. A third touched down near Kewanee.
NWS Survey Teams confirm 11 tornadoes on Monday night across the area…
Nearly 500 total severe weather reports (and likely to still grow as more reports are confirmed and finalized) logged by the Storm Prediction Center, the majority across the Chicagoland area. A total of 11 tornadoes that we have confirmed in northern IL (including 2 in Ogle County just outside of the immediate Chicago area) and […]
Derecho blows through Iowa, Illinois Monday evening
People across the Quad Cities region are picking up the pieces after what has been confirmed a derecho blew through the area Monday night. The system produced at least three tornadoes, with wind speeds equivalent to that of a category two hurricane. Wind speeds exceeded 70 mph, with a significant...
Illinois dam fails, residents told to evacuate area
Thunderstorms with heavy rains and tornadoes rattled the Chicago area and elsewhere in the Midwest, overtopping a dam Tuesday in southern Illinois, cutting power to hundreds of thousands, and even sending weather forecasters scrambling for safety. A woman in Indiana died after a tree fell onto a home.
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