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Avanti’s adding temporary closures due to low staff numbers
PEORIA, Ill. — Avanti’s restaurants throughout the Peoria area Tuesday announced temporary closures are being put in place due to staffing issues. Avanti’s Main St., North Peoria, an...
Dalton Kemper May 04, 2021
Local COVID roundup 5/4: just over 100 new cases, no new deaths
PEORIA, Ill. — The tri-county 24-hour COVID-19 reporting period between Monday and Tuesday brought back overall good news. No deaths related to the virus were recorded, and a relatively low 101 ...
Jeremy Scott May 04, 2021
Discovery recount in Peoria mayoral race pushed back
PEORIA, Ill. — The discovery recount for the Peoria mayoral race scheduled to be held Tuesday has been delayed after candidate Jim Montelongo requested information on ballot applications and vot...
Julia Bradley May 04, 2021
Pritzker: Illinois is inching closer to “bridge” phase
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois may soon be able to enter the bridge phase of COVID-19 mitigations. Enough senior citizens have now been vaccinated for the state to move into the bridge phase, whic...
Julia Bradley May 04, 2021
U.S. FDA set to authorize Pfizer COVID-19 shot for ages 12-15 early next week – NYT
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is preparing to authorize Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech SE’s COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents aged between 12 and 15 years by ear...
Julia Bradley May 04, 2021
Peoria Fire crews knock down Monday afternoon house fire
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics responded Monday at 4:15 p.m. to the 1300 block of S. Greenlawn Ave. for reports of smoke in a building. A working fire was reported by firefighters ...
Dalton Kemper May 03, 2021
Central Illinois county clerks launch nonpartisan effort against house bill
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — If the proposed Illinois House Bill 3878 passes through the Senate, all documents filed through any recorder of deeds office would increase from $9 to $18. The money collecte...
Jeremy Scott May 03, 2021
OSF opens fourth Peoria urgent care location
PEORIA, Ill. — OSF HealthCare held a ribbon cutting Monday to celebrate the opening of a fourth OSF OnCall Urgent Care location in Peoria. According to Vice President of On Demand Services Brand...
Dalton Kemper May 03, 2021
Local COVID roundup 5/3: double digit death count
PEORIA, Ill. — A total of 10 Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford County residents between Friday and Monday passed away from COVID-19. Woodford County reported two men died, one of whom was in his 40...
Jeremy Scott May 03, 2021
State COVID roundup 5/3: RX vax data backed up
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A total of 2,049 Illinoisans between Sunday and Monday found out they have COVID-19. 28 people during that time died. A number of pharmacies during the reporting period did n...
Jeremy Scott May 03, 2021

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