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(Reuters) – A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel voted unanimously on Sunday to recommend Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 shot for widespread use, and U.S. off...

PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police have made an arrest in connection with a November shooting. Peoria Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said at approximately 4:10 a.m. Saturday, officers had conta...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease official, said on Sunday he would take the newly approved Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, as he encouraged Ameri...

(Reuters) – The U.S. government on Saturday authorized Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, enabling millions more Americans to be vaccinated in the coming weeks and setti...

***UPDATE*** 2/28/21 6:37 P.M. The victim of a Peoria shooting Saturday night in the 300 block of E. Ravine has been identified. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said 31-year-old Bobby King, of Peo...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced 1,780 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, including 34 additional deaths. As of Friday night, 1,353 indivi...

MORTON, Ill. — Morton School District 709 Friday announced their weekly COVID-19 numbers slightly increased from last week. Across the district, seven students were diagnosed with coronavirus, a...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden scored his first legislative win as the House of Representatives passed his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package early Saturday, though Democrats f...

***UPDATE*** 3/1/21 4:22 P.M. A suspect has been taken into custody. Peoria County Sheriff Brian Asbell said his office, along with the Peoria Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Task Force, arres...

PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria Park District unveiled a new sculpture Friday in Donovan Park, the first of six planned for the year. The unveiled sculpture, titled “Here and Now,” was cre...