TROUBLESHOOTERS: Tips to get back into the workforce during a pandemic
PEORIA (HOI) – On Thursday May 28, the Labor Department announced another 2.1 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits, which brought the…
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TROUBLESHOOTERS: Local man finally receives answers about unemployment
(HOI) — A local man says a weight has been lifted off his shoulders after he finally reached someone at the Illinois Department of Employment…
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American Heart Association turns annual luncheon into ‘Day of Giving’
Since 2004, the American Heart Association’s “Go Red for Women” campaign has raised more than $540 million. The goal is to end heart disease and…
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Martial arts training continues despite COVID-19 pandemic
The door to Coffrins ATA Martial Arts has been locked since the start of Governor JB Pritzker’s stay-at-home order. Corey and Elisha Coffrin opened…
Continue Reading TROUBLESHOOTERS: Applied and approved, but unemployment money hasn’t arrived
“The stress is almost unimaginable. I haven’t ever dealt with this in my life.” Benjamin Smith filed for unemployment March 22nd. He was approved and…
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TROUBLESHOOTERS: What you need to know about rent and evictions during COVID-19 pandemic
(HOI) — When Governor JB Pritzker issued the stay-at-home order in March many Illinoisans had to alter their lives, including…
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GoFundMe raises money for healthcare workers in McLean County
Mike Kraynak and Dean McCullough have been friends for about 15 years. Both gentlemen wondered how the coronavirus pandemic would impact McLean…
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Local hospital launches Telehealth amid COVID-19 pandemic
(HOI) — A local hospital President said people in our area and around the world may be grieving due to the loss of a normal routine during this…
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Caterpillar workers at East Peoria building KK laid off indefinitely due to demand and COVID-19
While Caterpillar has been named an essential business during Illinois’ ‘stay-at-home’ order, workers at one East Peoria building are out of a job.…
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State Police continue investigating 2003 murder of 7-year-old Streator boy
March 26th, 2020 marks 17 years since the kidnap and murder of 7-year-old Dalton Mesarchik. The young boy was waiting for a church van to take him to…
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