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State COVID roundup 5/30: 50% of IL adults fully vaccinated
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Sunday reported 602 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 18 deaths. In addition, 67% of Illinois adults have receiv...
Julia Bradley May 31, 2021
Peoria Fire handles unknown substance at Peoria Walgreens
PEORIA, Ill. — A Peoria Walgreens had to be evacuated and shut down Saturday morning due to an unknown substance found in a sealed container by the store’s entrance, at 2515 N Knoxville Av...
Dalton Kemper May 30, 2021
Local COVID roundup 5/28: bed usage remains under 50
PEORIA, Ill. — A mere 21 residents, total, of Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties tested positive between Thursday and Friday for COVID-19. 13 of the cases are Peoria residents, eight live i...
Jeremy Scott May 28, 2021
Peoria TikToker attracts new residents to area
PEORIA, Ill. — A Peoria TikToker, Angie Ostaszewski, has been promoting and showing affordable homes in the area since late last year on her page, @angieslistings. All of Ostaszewski’s vid...
Dalton Kemper May 28, 2021
State COVID roundup 5/28: case count back under 1k
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A total of 982 people throughout Illinois between Thursday and Friday tested positive for the coronavirus, while 21 died from it. The Illinois Department of Public Health sai...
Jeremy Scott May 28, 2021
Republicans in U.S. Senate block probe of Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Friday derailed a bipartisan inquiry into the deadly assault on the Capitol by former President Donald Trump’s supporters, despite a torre...
Julia Bradley May 28, 2021
Remember America’s fallen soldiers on Memorial Day
PEORIA, Ill. — America’s Gold Star Families, based in Peoria Heights, typically puts on a ceremony at the Gateway Building on the Peoria riverfront honoring soldiers who’ve given the...
Julia Bradley May 28, 2021
Illinois Democrats roll out new legislative maps
PEORIA, Ill. — Illinois’ new legislative maps are out. And, for the first time, the maps have been drawn up by state politicians without the use of data from the U.S. Census. Republican St...
Julia Bradley May 28, 2021
Shooting in Peoria leaves one injured
PEORIA, Ill. — One person was injured in a shooting late Thursday night in Peoria. Police said it happened around 10:45 p.m. near the intersection of Trewyn and Montana. Peoria Public Informatio...
Julia Bradley May 28, 2021
BU updates COVID guidelines
PEORIA, Ill. — With Bradley University’s summer break having started and concurrent summer class sessions about to begin, the university on Thursday released a series of new COVID-19 direc...
Jeremy Scott May 27, 2021

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