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Peoria Heights provides more funding to local businesses
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. — Peoria Heights businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic may be eligible to receive grant money, officials said Thursday. The Commercial Expense Reimbursement Grant ...
Julia Bradley Mar 25, 2021

Boulder shooting suspect held without bail while he undergoes mental health assessment
(Reuters) – A county judge in Boulder, Colorado, on Thursday ordered a 21-year-old man accused of killing 10 people when he opened fire at a supermarket to be held without bail while he undergoe...
Julia Bradley Mar 25, 2021

CityLink bus rear-ended in early morning crash
PEORIA, Ill. — A CityLink bus was rear-ended in Peoria Thursday morning. The accident, that involved a passenger vehicle, happened around 6 a.m. near the Walgreens on Knoxville and McClure. Scan...
Julia Bradley Mar 25, 2021

Renovations and reconstruction set to begin at Taft Homes
PEORIA, Ill. — Many of the apartments at Peoria’s Taft Homes have been boarded up for months. Now, renovations of the public housing complex are set to begin soon at a cost of $47.3 millio...
Julia Bradley Mar 25, 2021

AstraZeneca says COVID-19 vaccine 76% effective in new analysis, to seek U.S. approval
(Reuters) – AstraZeneca’s said its COVID-19 vaccine was 76% effective in a new analysis of its U.S. trial – only a tad lower than the level in an earlier report this week criticised ...
Julia Bradley Mar 25, 2021

ICC receives just under $900,000 from state for maintenance projects
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — The Illinois Capital Development Board (CDB) Wednesday announced nearly $867,000 has been released for the renovation of the courtyard and upgrades for ADA compliance at Illi...
Dalton Kemper Mar 24, 2021

Peoria Fire unable to determine cause of fatal fire
PEORIA, Ill. — After spending 57 hours investigating, the Peoria Fire Prevention Division is ruling the cause of a fatal fire March 14 to be undetermined. “[57 hours] is an extremely long ...
Dalton Kemper Mar 24, 2021

Gov. J.B. Pritzker receives COVID-19 vaccine
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Wednesday received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Springfield. Pritkzer Wednesday visited the Illinois State Fairgrounds, which is bein...
Dalton Kemper Mar 24, 2021

Local COVID roundup 3/24: Area hospital usage up
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department Wednesday reported an increase of six area hospital patients with COVID-19. ICU usage saw an increase of three and is now up to 12 patient...
Dalton Kemper Mar 24, 2021

State COVID roundup 3/24: Over 5 million vaccine doses administered
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Wednesday reported the state has surpassed 5 million vaccine doses administered. 107,219 doses were administered Tuesday in Il...
Dalton Kemper Mar 24, 2021
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