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Tri-County area COVID-19 count at 12 after one new case announced
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria City/County Health Department announced one new COVID-19 case Friday at the daily news conference. The new case is in Tazewell County. This brings the local total in the Tri-...
Dalton Kemper Mar 27, 2020
IDPH announces 488 new COVID-19 cases, eight more deaths
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 488 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including eight deaths. Approximately 86% of fatalities are among patie...
Dalton Kemper Mar 27, 2020
Civic Center had a great February; shows rescheduling
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria Civic Center saw one of the facility’s best months in February. General Manager Rik Edgar said there was an increase in revenue. “We were $300,000 ahead of ...
Kristina Leahy Mar 27, 2020
House passes $2.2T rescue package, rushes it to Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - Acting with exceptional resolve in an extraordinary time, the House rushed President Donald Trump a $2.2 trillion rescue package Friday, tossing a life preserver to a U.S. economy an...
Jeremy Scott Mar 27, 2020
COVID-19 Information
STATS Local confirmed cases in the Peoria area: 2,380 Deaths in the Peoria area: 44 This figure is likely to grow as testing increases and symptoms begin to show up in people already infected. Illinoi...
1470 & 100.3 WMBD Mar 27, 2020
Stocks move lower on Wall Street following a big 3-day rally
(AP) — Stocks are moving lower on Wall Street as the market gives back some of the gains it piled up over the past three days. Major indexes are down more than 3% in morning trading Friday. The ...
Kristina Leahy Mar 27, 2020
LaHood,Bustos sound off on virus aid package
PEORIA, Ill. — The Senate Wednesday night passed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion aid package to help American businesses, workers and health care systems reeling from the coronavirus pandemic. So...
Julia Bradley Mar 27, 2020
Collins: Severe weather a possibility this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. — Strong to severe storms could roll into the Peoria area over the weekend. News partner 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins said the area will likely see occasional isolated ...
Julia Bradley Mar 27, 2020
Retired Astronaut Scott Kelly on how to deal with isolation and quarantine
PEORIA, Ill. — Are you going stir crazy with Illinois’ stay at home order? Imagine being up in space. Retired astronaut Scott Kelly has been on several missions to the International Space ...
Kristina Leahy Mar 27, 2020
US now leads world in number of confirmed coronavirus cases
NEW YORK (AP) – The United States now leads the world in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases. According to a running count by Johns Hopkins University, the number of people infected in the...
Mike Sabol Mar 26, 2020

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