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August jobs report likely to point to slight recovery
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States keeps regaining more of the jobs that vanished when the viral pandemic flattened the economy early this spring. Yet so deep were the layoffs that began in March tha...
Jeremy Scott Sep 04, 2020
Labor Day: A celebration of the American workforce
PEORIA, Ill. — Labor Day has been an official holiday in the United States since 1882, but many people may not know why there is a day in the calendar to honor laborers. According to the U.S. De...
Dalton Kemper Sep 03, 2020
State COVID roundup 9/3: over 40k tested, positive rate down
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The rolling seven-day statewide positivity rate for COVID-19 has ticked slightly downwards as the Illinois Department of Public Health reported on Thursday 1,360 new cases of...
Jeremy Scott Sep 03, 2020
Local COVID roundup 9/3: Tazewell Co. sees 11th death
PEORIA, Ill. — A Tazewell County woman in her 80s has passed away from COVID-19. The octogenarian did not reside in a long-term care facility, said the Peoria City/County Health Department. The ...
Jeremy Scott Sep 03, 2020
CDC visits Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria-area leaders have been meeting this week with representatives of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC spent Wednesday conducting COVID-19 seminars with P...
Jeremy Scott Sep 03, 2020
ISP steps up enforcement on Labor Day weekend
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — With more cars on the roads this holiday weekend, Illinois State Police will be out in force. State Trooper Jayme Bufford said stepped up enforcement on Labor Day weekend wil...
Julia Bradley Sep 03, 2020
Many more likely sought jobless aid as layoffs remain high
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. government will provide its latest picture Thursday of the layoffs that have remained elevated at a weekly pace of around 1 million since the pandemic erupted nearly six mon...
Julia Bradley Sep 03, 2020
Second annual BrownFest Saturday to honor Kevin Brown
WASHINGTON, Ill. — When Kevin Brown passed away in June 2019, it shook the local area. Brown, former Washington basketball coach, lost his battle with Glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer, a...
Dalton Kemper Sep 02, 2020
CDC tells states: Be ready to distribute vaccines on Nov. 1
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The federal government has told states to prepare for a coronavirus vaccine to be ready to distribute by Nov. 1. The timeline raised concern among public health experts about a...
Jeremy Scott Sep 02, 2020
Arson listed as preliminary reason for Wednesday blaze
PEORIA, Ill. — A Peoria man was taken into custody Wednesday morning after being suspected of arson. The county sheriff’s office and Peoria Police Department arrived around 8:45 to 9619 N....
Jeremy Scott Sep 02, 2020

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