Articles by dlennie

11-30-2022 Show

Looking for the live broadcast?  A blown circuit breaker in the GCC interrupted the live stream but you can watch the full show below, or any show from this semester on our Watch page.



January 26th show re-posted

If you watched us on YouTube this week, there was an audio sync issue that was probably pretty annoying to sit through.  We have re-uploaded the show with good audio, and hope to have the sync issue with the live stream resolved for next week.



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Local COVID-19 Cases Up

Peoria County has uncovered an additional ten new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) since Tuesday, leading the tri-county area with 79 confirmed cases. Woodford County has reported one new case bringing its total to 12 along with Tazewell County reporting another case bringing its total to 38 cases. The tri-county area now has a […]


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Local COVID-19 Testing Available in Peoria

Heartland Health Services is extending their COVD-19 testing services in Peoria to anyone over 18 that has at least one coronavirus symptom. Previously, they were only testing specific at-risk demographics, but they have opened up their testing requirements. They have three locations open in Peoria, which can be found on hhsil.com. Walk-ups are welcome as […]


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Cabello Lawsuit Planned

State Representative John Cabello said that he plans to file a lawsuit against Governor J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order claiming that it defied his original authority of having the state-wide lockdown last only 30 days. Cabello began to make plans for the lawsuit when Governor Pritzker ordered the release of about 3,900 inmates from Illinois state […]


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Warren County Meat Plant Closed

A meat-processing plant in Warren County will resume operations after halting operations because of employees testing positive for COVID-19. On April 24th, Smithfield Foods in Monmouth, Illinois announced the plant’s closure after confirming three COVID-19 positive cases. Smithfield Foods’ Monmouth plant currently employs 1,700 and supports 3% of the fresh pork market in the United States. Last […]


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Modified Quarantine Rules Begin on May 1

A modified version of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s Stay-At-Home order will go into effect starting Friday.

According to the Chicago Sun Times, starting May 1, any individual who is over the age of 2 will be required to wear a face mask or covering of some kind when in a public place if they cannot maintain […]


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Illinois State Parks To Re-Open May 1st

Ever since the U.S. coronavirus outbreak began back in March, people have been antsy to get back out into nature; albeit, safely and socially-distanced. As a result, governors across the nation have been slowly re-opening public places, including state parks. By May 1st, Illinois is expected to resume operations of twenty-five parks that span across […]