Matt Dayhoff
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Peoria, IL, United States
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Rotary club donates self-care kits to victims of abuse
The Rotary Club of Peoria-North assembled hygiene and self-care kits Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020 for donation to the Center for Prevention of Abuse. Members donated about $10,000 worth of supplies organized in 475 bags for the center which provides services, including shelter, to victims of domestic violence and sex abuse. → Read More
One-man protestor urges you to use your voice
PEORIA HEIGHTS — Zack Baker has a message for you: “Your Voice is Beautiful. Thank You.”Baker, a 35-year-old Realtor from Peoria, spent some time time Tuesday and Wednesday standing at the corner of Prospect Road and Seiberling Avenue in Peoria Heights holding a sign inscribed with those words.“Everybody is calling for peaceful protest. And that’s what I want. And so, I’m gonna do that and I’m… → Read More
Jr's Kitchen donates for police amid coronavirus lockdown
PEORIA — The grey Mazda pulled up behind the Peoria Police Department. A man got out, opened the hatch and began handing 300 chicken wings to awaiting officers including Police Chief Loren Marion. It was a donation from Jr's Kitchen, which has restaurants on MacArthur Highway and Main Street, to the police in honor of them working hard during the COVID-19 crisis. For more information on Jr.'s… → Read More
Chaplain holds confessions in Peoria Notre Dame baseball dugout
PEORIA — A cold, steady drizzle fell on a small crowd of parishioners as they waited for a chance to air their sins in a makeshift confessional → Read More
Nick in the AM: Late-season surge boosts Peoria Park District golf numbers
Good morning, troops. It's Friday, Sept. 27.Autumn began earlier this week, which means the beginning of the end for most summertime activities.But a late- → Read More
TV host Mike Rowe part of surprise donation to ELITE Youth Program
"Returning the Favor" executive producer Susan Yourgrau and host Mike Rowe surprised Carl Cannon on Tuesday with a $50,000 donation during a celebration at the Noble Center.Cannon had already received checks for $24,000 from the city of Peoria and $50,000 from charity organization Stand Together to aid in his work with the ELITE Youth Program. The event was filmed for an upcoming episode of… → Read More
One person shot Tuesday in Peoria's East Bluff
PEORIA – One person has been injured in a shooting Tuesday in Peoria's East Bluff.Peoria police officers responding to a ShotSpotter alert at about noon in the 200 block of E. Corrington Avenue found a male gunshot victim lying in the street on N. Peoria Avenue near the intersection with E. Maywood Avenue, said Peoria police spokesperson Amy Dotson.The victim was transported to a local hospital… → Read More
Danville man killed in fiery I-74 crash
PEORIA — One man has died as a result of a fiery collision of two semis on Wednesday afternoon. Sgt. Tony Halsey of the Illinois State Police said one semi tractor-trailer had broken down in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 74 at about 2:25 p.m. near mile marker 117 which is five miles east of Goodfield. A second semi tried to pass the disabled truck but struck it and caught fire, Halsey… → Read More
Danville man killed in fiery I-74 crash; highway reopened
GOODFIELD — Interstate 74 near Goodfield was reopened early Thursday, one day after a Danville man was killed a fiery collision of two semi-trailer trucks. Sgt. Tony Halsey of the Illinois State Police said one semi with an empty dump trailer had broken down in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 74 at about 2:25 p.m. Wednesday near mile marker 117, five miles east of Goodfield.A second semi, with… → Read More
Lacon man roots out massive morel mushrooms
Morel mushrooms are a hot commodity this time of year in central Illinois. Every spring, morel enthusiasts eagerly stalk their favorite hunting grounds to → Read More
Lacon man roots out extra-large morel mushrooms
Morel mushrooms are a hot commodity this time of year in central Illinois. Every spring, morel enthusiasts eagerly stalk their favorite hunting grounds to → Read More
Four injured in rollover accident near Downtown Peoria
PEORIA — Four people were injured in a three-vehicle accident Monday at the intersection of Southwest Jefferson Ave. and Spalding Ave. in Peoria. → Read More
East Peoria gas station sells $400,000 winning lottery ticket
EAST PEORIA — A winning Lucky Day Lotto ticket worth $400,000 was sold Sunday at a gas station in East Peoria.The ticket, sold at Phillips 66, → Read More
Five people, including three children, killed in mobile home fire described as "inferno"
GOODFIELD — A trailer fire late Saturday night near Goodfield killed five people, including three children, according to authorities.Kathryn → Read More
Mobile home 'inferno' kills five, including three children
GOODFIELD — A trailer fire late Saturday night near Goodfield killed five people, including three children, according to authorities.Kathryn Murray, 69; Jason Wall, 34; Rose Alwood, 2; Damien Wall, 2; and Ariel Wall, 1, died as a result of the blaze at 14 Cypress Court, Woodford County Coroner Tim Ruestman stated in a news release issued Sunday morning.At 11:55 p.m. Saturday, Ruestman pronounced… → Read More
Former Farmington Road nightclub falls to the wrecking ball
Workers with Stark Excavating tear down the former Brass Rail nightclub Monday, April 1, 2019 at W. Farmington Road and N. Kickapoo Creek Road. A new intersection, lane widening and a new bridge are part of an estimated $10 million roadwork project for the intersection. Construction is expected to continue through the end of next year with intermittent lane closures on Farmington Road and total… → Read More
Preschoolers plant pinwheels for child abuse prevention
Crittenton Centers' pre-kindergarten classes plant "Pinwheels for Prevention" during an annual ceremony Monday kicking off the month of April as Child Abuse Prevention Month at the organization's headquarters at 442 W. John H. Gwynn Jr. Avenue in Peoria. The pinwheels have become the national symbol of child abuse prevention and awareness. With help from Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis, the children… → Read More
Police: 1 dead, 3 wounded in nearby shootings along I-57 in suburban Chicago
OAK FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Police say a woman was fatally shot along an interstate in suburban Chicago several hours after a separate shooting along the same freeway wounded a man and two boys.Illinois State Police say the 55-year-old woman was alone in a car when she was shot around 10 p.m. Monday on northbound Interstate 57 near Oak Forest, just south of Chicago. She was pronounced dead at the… → Read More
Volunteers stuff stockings for the annual Journal Star Red Stocking Party
About 20 people gathered Monday at CMFI, 2606 W. Altorfer Drive in Peoria to fill 1700 stockings with gloves, caps, toys and trinkets to be handed out at → Read More
Country superstar Blake Shelton coming to Peoria in February
PEORIA — Chart-topping country music star Blake Shelton is bringing his "Friends & Heroes 2019" tour to the Peoria Civic Center on → Read More