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State COVID roundup 5/24: 2nd straight day under 1k
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 933 people between Sunday and Monday throughout the state tested positive for coronavirus. 10 died during that time. IDPH sa...
Jeremy Scott May 24, 2021

Peoria fire prompts medical treatment for 2
PEORIA, Ill. — Two juveniles had to be taken to a hospital for smoke inhalation following a Monday morning fire in Peoria’s East Bluff. The blaze ignited around 11:20 in the attic of 521 E...
Jeremy Scott May 24, 2021

Local COVID roundup 5/24: 10 weekend deaths
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties each suffered COVID-related deaths over the weekend that contributed to Monday’s Peoria City/County Health Department report. Tazewel...
Jeremy Scott May 24, 2021

IL House GOP critical of proposed legislative district maps
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Republicans in the Illinois House are critical of new legislative districts unveiled last Friday. The GOP said the new boundaries only benefit Illinois’ Democratic part...
Julia Bradley May 24, 2021

State COVID roundup 5/23: Less than 1,000 cases reported
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — On Sunday, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 943 new cases of coronavirus in the state and 24 additional deaths. Data from the Centers for Disease Cont...
Julia Bradley May 24, 2021

Armed drugstore robbers remain on the loose
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police have been scouring the area for two men who robbed the University St. Walgreens. The incident happened Saturday just before 10 P.M. and involved the brandishing of h...
Jeremy Scott May 23, 2021

Tazewell County crash claims a life; victim ID’ed
***UPDATE*** 5/24/21 1:40 P.M. The person who died has been identified. Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley said 54-year-old David Becktel died from blunt force trauma. He was the only occupant of ...
Dalton Kemper May 22, 2021

Why you’re paying more: local trucking experts address cause-and-effect of driver shortage
PEORIA, Ill. — The recent pipeline outage that caused gas prices to spike in certain parts of the country brought to the top of many economists’ minds another looming problem related to ga...
Jeremy Scott May 21, 2021

Local COVID roundup 5/21: Hospitalizations continue downward trend
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department (PCCHD) Friday reported three fewer patients are in area hospital beds due to COVID-19 compared to Thursday. One fewer person occupies an ...
Dalton Kemper May 21, 2021

State COVID roundup 5/21: vax numbers once again hit six digits
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Bucking a recent trend of fewer people getting the COVID-19 vaccine than when the shot was first made available, the Illinois Department of Public Health on Friday reported 1...
Jeremy Scott May 21, 2021
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