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Rossi: V70X comes from U.K. variant of COVID-19
PEKIN, Ill. – Illinois’ first known cases of a variant of COVID-19, found in DuPage County, were detected at Pekin’s Reditus Labs last week. Reditus Laboratories CEO Dr. Aaron Rossi ...
Julia Bradley Feb 01, 2021
State COVID roundup 2/1: almost 1 million doses given
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The state of Illinois as of Tuesday is projected to have administered a million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Illinois Department of Public Health on Monday reported 14,422 ...
Jeremy Scott Feb 01, 2021
State COVID roundup 1/31: Positivity dips below 4%
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,428 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases since the pandemic began to 1,126,301. Sunday’s...
Julia Bradley Feb 01, 2021
IHSA provides more event attendance details
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) announced a spectator limit at sporting events will limit attendance to either 25 or 50 individuals, depending on the region’...
Ben Pollard Jan 31, 2021
Traffic Collision Alert for Peoria County
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria County Sheriff’s Office issued a traffic collision alert for Peoria County early Sunday morning. Citizens who are involved in vehicle crashes where no one is inju...
Ben Pollard Jan 31, 2021
Underground parking deck fire Saturday evening
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Firefighters and Paramedics responded to a call Saturday evening at 125 SW. Jefferson St. shortly after 4 p.m. When they arrived, crews found light smoke emerging from unde...
Ben Pollard Jan 31, 2021
State COVID roundup 1/30: statewide positivity down slightly
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health Saturday announced 3,345 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, as well as 65 deaths. In past 24 hours, labs have collected 10...
Ben Pollard Jan 30, 2021
Morton COVID update: student quarantines down
MORTON, Ill. — Morton School District 709 announced Friday 14 students were positive with COVID-19, compared to nine the previous week. 105 students were in quarantine as of Friday, a decrease o...
Ben Pollard Jan 30, 2021
Fatal crash in Tazewell County
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. — One person was killed, and two others were injured Friday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash between Deer Creek and Morton. “One of the occupants of a passenger vehic...
Julia Bradley Jan 30, 2021
Man injured in S. Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police responded around 8:15 p.m. Friday to the area of the 700 block of S. Western regarding two ShotSpotter alerts. Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said 10 rounds w...
Julia Bradley Jan 30, 2021

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