Alex Menke, Author at WEEK

November 27, 2020 5:43 pm Alex Menke

East Peoria, Ill. (WEEK) — Saturday the highs will be in the 50s. We will see clear skies with plenty of sunshine. Partly sunny on…

November 27, 2020 4:04 pm Alex Menke

PEORIA (WEEK) — After the sun sets, you may want to keep your eyes on the South Western Sky from now until the end of December. Saturn and Jupiter…

November 27, 2020 3:53 pm Alex Menke

Peoria, Ill. (WEEK) — The Riverfront Museum’s Dome Planetarium is taking lessons to social media while its doors are closed. On the planetarium’s…

November 26, 2020 9:41 pm Alex Menke

Peoria, Ill. (WEEK) — A social media trend is asking you to put a new meaning behind Black Friday Shopping. #ShopBlackFriday is the trend…

November 26, 2020 6:09 pm Alex Menke

East Peoria, Ill. (WEEK) — Thursday made for a warm Thanksgiving. Highs were around mid 40s for most, upper 40s for some. Friday brings morning…

November 25, 2020 6:50 pm Alex Menke

Peoria, Ill. (WEEK) — Health leaders tell us COVID-19 hospitalizations are the highest they’ve been since the start of the pandemic. “There’s a…

November 24, 2020 6:07 pm Alex Menke

Peoria, Ill. (WEEK) — Cases continue to rise in the Tri-County area averaging 366 cases a day. We lost 10 people to the virus in the last week, five…

November 20, 2020 5:51 pm Alex Menke

Central Illinois (WEEK) — Friday was the last 60s high for a while. Most of the area seeing highs in the mid-60s. Winds were calmer Friday. Some saw…

November 19, 2020 6:24 pm Alex Menke

Central Illinois (WEEK) — Thursday was warmer than average for this time of year. Most saw highs in the 60s with a few hitting 70 degrees. Wind…

November 17, 2020 5:15 pm Alex Menke

Washington, Ill. (WEEK) — On November 17th seven years ago, tornados tore through Pekin, East Peoria, and Washington. The Washington tornado was the…

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