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Peoria, Illinois · PeoriaPEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The Grand View Alzheimer's Special Care Center in Peoria sold BBQ lunches Friday afternoon. The BBQ event is a fundraiser for the Walk to End Alzheimer's happening later this year. Volunteers were selling hot dogs and porkchop sandwiches with chips. The event also had a sock game, where participants could buy a pair of socks for $25. Inside each sock is a gift card to various restaurants and stores. This is just one of ma…See the Story
Grand View Alzheimer's Special Care Center hosts fundraiser barbeque
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Peoria, Illinois · PeoriaBLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) -- Officers with the Bloomington Police Department arrested two men Thursday afternoon for their involvement in a reported shooting, resulting in a stand-off outside an apartment complex on South Morris Avenue. According to a Friday press release from Bryce Janssen, a public information officer with Bloomington police, 25-year-old Lashawn McDonald from El Paso, Illinois, and 21-year-old Damarion Andrews from Dolton, Ill…See the Story
Two men arrested after shooting, stand-off outside Bloomington apartment Thursday afternoon
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Peoria, Illinois · PeoriaPEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- More than 1,000 backpacks filled with school supplies were given to Peoria area students Thursday as part of the Peoria Fire Department's "Fill the Fire Truck" campaign. The third annual event was held at Trewyn Park, which coincided with a "Streets Belong to Me" event. Needless to say, it was a busy time at the park. Fire Chief Shawn Sollberger said the campaign has steadily increased its goal and exceeded it each time. T…See the Story
Peoria firefighters give out backpacks filled with school supplies to children in need
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Peoria, Illinois · PeoriaPEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- Peoria police are investigating a shooting Thursday night that left one man with an injury to his leg. The shooting occurred just after 9 p.m. near the River West Apartments. A 20-year-old man was brought to an area hospital with a gunshot wound to his leg, said Semone Roth, a Peoria police spokeswoman. There is no suspect information and the matter remains under investigation, she said. This story will be updated.See the Story
No arrests in Thursday night shooting in South Peoria
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Peoria, Illinois · PeoriaPEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- It's a sight that, sadly, has occurred far too often in Peoria's neighborhoods -- a vigil for a man who was gunned down on the city's streets. On Thursday night, more than 30 people, mostly family and friends, released balloons, prayed and cried for Quinterius Evans who died early Tuesday morning.
Peoria County deadly shooting victim identified Evans, 31, was described by his sister Deloris as a loving person who …See the Story
Vigil held for 'real' man who was shot early Tuesday morning
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Caitlin Clark · PeoriaPEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) -- When Kristen Gillespie and Illinois State University played Iowa in the NCAA Tournament two years ago, she knew something was different. "Walking into that NCAA Tournament game with 15,000 fans, sold out for a first round game, you knew there was something special brewing," the ISU women's basketball coach said. That's because Caitlin Clark was on the floor. Clark is among the stars of the WNBA that are helping a surg…See the Story
Young basketball players credit Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese for growing women's hoops
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Peoria, Illinois · PeoriaNORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) -- A feature located in Carden Park for decades that teaches children about road and pedestrian safety is set to be expanded, while reaching out to more advanced age groups. Safety Town has been a resource in the community for years, and Normal's Parks and Recreation Director Doug Damery said some of the items are starting to show age. The expansion is planned for three phases, with phase one already approved by Normal's Town…See the Story
Safety Town in Normal to be expanded
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