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• Senators call for review of Health Department Assistant Director appointee

  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A group of Republican Illinois Senators are calling on the Senate Executive Appointments Committee to hear testimony from Dr. Gill about the circumstances of his appointment to the position of Assistant Director of the Illinois Health Department.

• Intermittent lane closures: IL 116 and Stone Church Road

  PEORIA, Ill. -- A project to widen the portion of IL 116 in the vicinity of Stone Church Road in Peoria County will begin this week.

• A real treat: Illinois man finds $4.85 million winning lottery ticket in cookie jar

  What is he going to spend his new fortune on? Click inside to find out.

• Pekin school raises money for St. Jude

  PEKIN, Ill. -- Organizers of a fundraiser at Willow School in Pekin say it's always special when kids help kids. Students at the school presented a check to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital on Monday.

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  Employees take cover as tornado bears down on TV station

  WICHITA, Kan. -- A Wichita, Kansas television station was forced to evacuate while on the air as a massive tornado touched down nearby. The station's meteorologist is seen rushing out of the frame and urging staffers to take cover.

• Feature: Bradley speech team

  PEORIA, Ill. -- When you do a story about the eternal champion Bradley University speech team it's pretty easy. It's the nation's premier speech team.

• Caring neighbor spearheads effort to help landslide families rebuild

  EAST PEORIA, Ill -- Four East Peoria families whose homes are teetering on a landslide are getting help to put their lives back on stable ground.

• Peoria's River City Marathon serves as healing for team of Boston marathon runners

  PEORIA, Ill -- The River City Marathon consisted of five events and hundreds were on hand to participate and cheer on the runners.

• Community supports those affected by AIDS pandemic

  PEORIA, Ill.-- Friends and family of those affected by AIDS gathered on Sunday for the 2nd annual AIDS walk to remember.

• Carver Community Center on track for re-opening despite recent resignations

  PEORIA, Ill.-- Communication issues were at the heart of Ken Hinton's abrupt resignation from the Carver Community Center.

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