7+ hour, 4+ min ago  (761+ words) By Laura Gottesdiener, Miguel Lo Bianco and Stef Haskins MONTERREY/GUADALAJARA, Mexico, June 18 (Reuters) " First came the factories, then came the food, and then the pop tunes took over. South Korean fervor in Mexico has been years in the making,…...

13+ hour, 4+ min ago  (223+ words) TREMONT, Ill. (25 News) " A new animal control facility opened in Tazewell County Thursday morning, replacing a crowded and aging building with a nearly $4 million center designed to improve care for thousands of animals each year. The new Tazewell County Animal Control…...

7+ hour, 54+ min ago  (132+ words) 1049thewolf. com Pekin Police begin holiday traffic enforcement effort a bit early PEKIN, Ill. " Expect to see more police on the roads in Pekin starting Friday and running through the Fourth of July. Officers are launching a statewide crackdown on impaired and…...

10+ hour, 49+ min ago  (91+ words) 1049thewolf. com 2 people taken to hospital after rollover on US 24 near Peoria County side of Pekin Bridge PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) " Two people were taken to a hospital after a reported rollover near the Peoria County side of the Pekin Bridge Friday. The…...

11+ hour, 35+ min ago  (61+ words) 1049thewolf. com Illinois" unemployment numbers unchanged from April SPRINGFIELD, Ill. "Illinois" unemployment rate remains steady. The state Department of Employment Security says the state"s jobless rate last month was five-point-one-percent, unchanged from April. Non-farm payroll jobs were up six-thousand in May,…...

14+ hour, 10+ min ago  (84+ words) 1049thewolf. com Trial date set for Peoria Heights mayor in DUI case PEORIA, Ill. " A trial date is set for Peoria Heights Mayor Matthew Wigginton. The mayor faces a DUI charge. Peoria Police say he was arrested in April after an officer…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (157+ words) PEORIA, Ill. " A donation to OSF St. Francis in Peoria will help deliver healthier babies, and detect potential problems after birth. On Thursday, Allen and Laura Cullinan and organizers of the Peoria Food + Wine Festival presented the hospital with a $90, 000 donation....

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (129+ words) PEORIA, Ill. " After spending three and a half years as Commander of Illinois" National Guard, Major General Dan Mc Donough retired last month. If his name sounds familiar, it"s because he led Peoria"s 182nd Air Lift Wing for four years…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (118+ words) PEORIA, Ill. " Severe weather left its mark across central Illinois Wednesday morning in the first wave of predicted storms. Spotters for the National Weather Service office in Lincoln reported a tree falling on a house in Metamora, as well as numerous…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (108+ words) 1049thewolf. com CENTRAL ILLINOIS (25 News) " Wednesday is a First Alert Weather Day with the potential for widespread severe storms across Central Illinois. Two rounds of storms can be expected, with the second round featuring the greater risk for severe weather." A…...