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Shaun Newell, Jaymee Toler, Rockie Zeigler, and Morgan McHugh discuss topics important to people living in Central Illinois.
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Shaun, Morgan, and Rockie are back at the mic after a two-month COVId-19 hiatus. The topics today include the IHSA moving the boy's basketball tournament to Champaign from Peoria and how crazy the last two months have been.
Rockie Zeigler joins over Zoom to discuss the current state of the financial world and where we go from here.
Shaun, Morgan, and Jaymee talk about the local impact of COVID-19 in Central Illinois.
We take an in-depth look at Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker's executive order for Illinois residents to stay at home and shelter in place.
Shaun, Jaymee, Rockie, and Morgan talk about the local impact of the Coronavirus, a story about a 67-year-old getting to vote for the first time, the Bradley Braves going back-to-back and how they lived local this week.
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Lawmakers react to former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich getting out of prison. https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/illinois-lawmakers-react-to-the-commutation-of-rod-blagojevichs-prison-sentence/
Discussions today include the continued spread of the Coronavirus, a Facebook rumor about kidnapping and student bussing in Normal.
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Shaun, Morgan, and Rockie talk about the Four Points Hotel in downtown Peoria re-opening after seven years, JUUL e-cigarettes and Peoria Public Schools and an update on FICO scores.
Kimberly Eiten joins the show to discuss issues surrounding the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. The group talks about the future of the IHSA boy's basketball tournament in Peoria and Rockie gives predictions for the stock market in 2020.
Much of the show today focuses on Human Trafficking. If you need help or know someone who does, please contact The Center for Prevention of Abuse in Peoria, Illinois on the crisis hotline 1-800-559-SAFE. https://www.centerforpreventionofabuse.org/
The gang interviews Stan Nord about his first eight months on the Normal Town Council. The Netflix show "You" is still a smash hit in its second season. It is weird that viewers root for the bad guy when watching? Illinois may be looking at ways to consolidate some taxing bodies. What does that mean for you? All that and more on this week's Living Local CI.
Big topics on today's show focus on the huge turnout for the first days of legal marijuana in Illinois, Rockie looks at the top stocks of 2019 and the gang takes a look at some fun local businesses in Central Illinois.
Shaun Newell, Morgan McHugh and Rockie Zeigler discuss how Peoria residents can work together to curb violence in Peoria. This comes after a CBS News report saying Peoria is the 18th deadliest city in the United States. They also discuss the minimum wage increase coming to Illinois January 1, the policing of legalized marijuana and the fact Santa Claus is coming to town next week!
Local developer Kim Blickenstaff sits down with Shaun Newell and Morgan McHugh to discuss his revitalization developments in Central Illinois and what brought him back to the Peoria area.
Shaun, Morgan, and Rockie discuss the local impact of the USMCA, the recent announcement of an OSF Healthcare expansion locally and the approval of the first two marijuana dispensaries in the city of Peoria.
Rockie's wife Kendall Zeigler joins the show this week to talk about serving as a surrogate for another local couple. She gave birth to twins just two weeks ago and takes us through her journey the last nine-plus months. Shaun, Rockie, and Morgan also discuss Christmas shopping and a local county board member who missed the filing deadline. A new segment debuts this week where the gang talks about ways they have recently lived local.
Shaun Newell, Rockie Zeigler, and Morgan McHugh discuss Rockie's wife giving birth to children that are not his, the case of a conviction against a former Peoria Police officer being overturned by the Illinois Appellate Court and a whole lot of Thanksgiving fun.
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