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U.S. CDC panel backs COVID-19 vaccine now cleared for adolescents
(Reuters) -U.S. states are set to begin using the vaccine from Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE to inoculate younger adolescents against COVID-19 after advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and P...
Jeremy Scott May 12, 2021
State COVID roundup 5/12: another sub-2k case count
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A total of 1,795 Illinoisans between Tuesday and Wednesday tested positive for COVID-19. 26 died. 1,899 COVID patients as of Tuesday night were in hospital beds throughout th...
Jeremy Scott May 12, 2021
Minnesota judge rules aggravated factors in George Floyd murder
(Reuters) -A Minnesota judge has ruled that aggravating factors were involved in the death of George Floyd, opening the possibility of a longer sentence for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Cha...
Julia Bradley May 12, 2021
Cheney excommunicated from Republican leadership for Trump criticism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Republicans on Wednesday voted to remove Liz Cheney from their leadership, punishing her for criticizing former President Donald Trump’...
Julia Bradley May 12, 2021
Peoria Women’s Club receives $1M donation
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria Women’s Club has received a donation of $1 million from entrepreneur and developer Kim Blickenstaff to help restore the historic building. In 2019, Blickenstaff d...
Julia Bradley May 12, 2021
Peoria Land Bank a go
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria will soon have a land bank. City Council voted on Tuesday night by a 9-1 count to adopt the ordinance that will establish it, thanks in part to a $300,000 grant from the Il...
Jeremy Scott May 11, 2021
Busch Stadium to double fans allowed
ST. LOUIS — When the Route 66 Rivalry resumes, the St. Louis Cardinals will enjoy double the home field advantage they would have previously enjoyed. The St. Louis city health department has oka...
Jeremy Scott May 11, 2021
Local COVID roundup 5/11: hospital beds in use drop below triple digits
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria-Tazewell-Woodford tri-county on Tuesday added four deaths to its overall totals. A Tazewell woman in her 70s died. Peoria accounted for the other three, with a man in h...
Jeremy Scott May 11, 2021
State COVID roundup 5/11: State surpasses 10 million vaccinations
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Tuesday reported the state has surpassed 10 million vaccine doses administered. More than 58,000 doses were reported to have b...
Dalton Kemper May 11, 2021
Local leaders pushing to make Peoria global hub for biotech
PEORIA, Ill. — Local leaders held an informational meeting Tuesday for Peoria Bio-Made, a push to make the city a global hub in the biotech industry. Jacob Becraft, co-founder and CEO of Strand ...
Dalton Kemper May 11, 2021

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