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State COVID roundup 5/19: new cases at 1.6k
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A total of 1,633 Illinoisans between Tuesday and Wednesday found out they have COVID-19. 28 died. 117,381 vaccine doses were registered during that time, though a portion of ...
Jeremy Scott May 19, 2021
McDonald’s workers across U.S. to strike Wednesday
McDonald’s workers across the United States are expected to strike Wednesday, May 19, and demand the company raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Last week McDonald’s announced they are ...
Dalton Kemper May 19, 2021
Biden tells Netanyahu he wants ‘de-escalation’ of Israel-Gaza fighting
GAZA/JERUSALEM/ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden pushed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to reduce tensions in the Gaza conflict on the path to a ce...
Julia Bradley May 19, 2021
2nd fire in 4 days ruled arson
PEORIA, Ill. - A house that caught fire last Friday morning went up in flames again Tuesday night. Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics were dispatched around 7:45 to the 300 block of S. Webster. The structu...
Jeremy Scott May 18, 2021
Pekin woman murdered, investigation underway; victim ID’ed, suspect in custody
***UPDATE*** 5/19/21 4:15 P.M. 66-year-old Kenneth Turnbow has been arrested for first degree murder pertaining to this case. Turnbow’s address was listed as the same address at which the shooti...
Jeremy Scott May 18, 2021
Local COVID roundup 5/18: 4 new area deaths
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department Tuesday reported four additional area residents have succumbed to COVID-19. In Peoria County, a female in her 60s and a female in her 80s ...
Dalton Kemper May 18, 2021
State COVID roundup 5/18: Positivity rate continues to decline
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Tuesday reported the preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity for COVID-19 is 2.8%. That number continues its decline a...
Dalton Kemper May 18, 2021
Israeli strikes on Gaza continue and Hamas rockets resume, as truce calls mount
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel bombarded Gaza with air strikes and Palestinian militants resumed cross-border rocket fire on Tuesday after a brief overnight lull during which the U.N. sent a small f...
Julia Bradley May 18, 2021
Peoria toddler dies in window blind accident
PEORIA, Ill. — The Saturday evening death of a Peoria toddler was being investigated Monday as an accident. Emergency crews were called around 6:30 to a Peoria residence by the girl’s pare...
Jeremy Scott May 17, 2021
Local COVID roundup 5/17: 5 die over weekend
PEORIA, Ill. — The Monday report from the Peoria City/County Health Department showed 116 residents of Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties, combined, tested positive over the weekend for COV...
Jeremy Scott May 17, 2021

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