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Health Department moving to new phase in vax distribution
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department Thursday provided a vaccination distribution update and announced an additional way individuals can schedule first dose vaccination appoin...
Ben Pollard Mar 04, 2021
Local COVID roundup 3/4: long-term care resident dies
PEORIA, Ill. — A Peoria County woman in her 70s is the latest area resident to succumb to COVID-19. She lived at Cornerstone. A total of 52 people throughout Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Count...
Jeremy Scott Mar 04, 2021
State COVID roundup 3/4: Daily vaccines administered on the rise
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Thursday reported more than 93,000 COVID-19 vaccines were administered Wednesday in the state. The state is also expected to s...
Dalton Kemper Mar 04, 2021
Cards ready to welcome fans back to the ball park
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The St. Louis Cardinals, in cooperation with the City of St. Louis and Major League Baseball, announced Thursday that the team has been approved to welcome guests back to Busch ...
Julia Bradley Mar 04, 2021
U.S. weekly jobless claims increase less than expected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose last week, likely boosted by brutal winter storms in the densely populated South in mid-February, ...
Julia Bradley Mar 04, 2021
U.S. Senate expected to begin debating coronavirus package on Thursday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate is expected to begin debating President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package on Thursday after agreeing to phase out payments to high...
Julia Bradley Mar 04, 2021
Green with safety: local health expert talks St. Patty’s
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria St. Patrick’s Day parade was officially canceled this past Monday, marking the second year in a row that has happened. It was a collaborative decision made in con...
Jeremy Scott Mar 03, 2021
Man burned in Wed. A.M. Peoria house fire
PEORIA, Ill. — An occupant of a North Valley home that caught fire Wednesday morning sustained burns severe enough to require transport to a hospital for treatment. Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics...
Jeremy Scott Mar 03, 2021
Local COVID roundup 3/3: exact same case count as Tues.
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department for the second day in a row reported a 24-hour new COVID case count of 54 for the tri-county. Tazewell accounted for the most, with 23, fo...
Jeremy Scott Mar 03, 2021
State COVID roundup 3/3: Averaging more than 84,000 vaccine doses daily
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Wednesday reported the seven-day rolling average of COVID-19 vaccines administered daily is 84,202 doses. 82,449 doses were ad...
Dalton Kemper Mar 03, 2021

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