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Caterpillar, Inc. releases Q3 figures
DEERFIELD, Ill. - Caterpillar, Inc. saw a 23% decline in sales and revenue from the third quarter of 2020 compared to the same time period of 2019, numbers released Tuesday show. The company took in $...
Julia Bradley Oct 27, 2020
Additional quarantines at Morton Dist. 709 Schools
MORTON, Ill. – More students at Morton District 709 are being quarantined after another positive case of COVID-19. District officials say a teacher at Ward Grundy Elementary School tested positi...
Julia Bradley Oct 27, 2020
Peoria Public Schools Board approves COVID testing policy
PEORIA, Ill. — With students returning to Peoria Public Schools in phases, the Board of Education Monday night approved the policy for testing students. Thanks to a $200,000 gift from the Gilmor...
Dalton Kemper Oct 26, 2020
Barrett confirmed as Supreme Court Justice
WASHINGTON (AP) - Overpowering Democratic opposition, Senate Republicans confirmed Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, securing President Donald Trump's nominee a week before Election Day and a li...
Dalton Kemper Oct 26, 2020
Pritzker: Testing is one of the best tools in fighting COVID-19
PEORIA, Ill. — Illinois’ Region 2, which includes the tri-county area, is performing better than any of the state’s 11 regions, in terms of positivity rates and hospitalizations due ...
Julia Bradley Oct 26, 2020
Local COVID roundup 10/26: 9 die, new positives surpass 350
PEORIA, Ill. — Nine Peoria and Tazewell County residents passed away over the weekend from complications related to COVID-19. Eight of the nine were residents of long-term care facilities. In Ta...
Jeremy Scott Oct 26, 2020
Gov. Pritzker lobbying for federal support for small businesses
PEORIA, Ill. — Small businesses across the country have been impacted heavily due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In Illinois, the state has been dispersing Business Interruption Grants (BIG) ...
Dalton Kemper Oct 26, 2020
State COVID roundup 10/26: positivity rate over 6%
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — 4,729 people throughout Illinois between Sunday and Monday found out they have COVID-19. Illinois Department of Public Health also reported 17 additional deaths related to th...
Jeremy Scott Oct 26, 2020
Murray Baker on track for Saturday
PEORIA, Ill. — Drivers through the Peoria Metro area are in for a welcomed Halloween treat. The Murray Baker Bridge will officially reopen on Oct. 31 after being closed since March 29. Gov. J.B....
Jeremy Scott Oct 26, 2020
Tailgate N’ Tallboys returning to Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. — A popular Country music festival is making its way back to Peoria in 2021. According to a press release on Sunday, Tailgate N’ Tallboys organizers said the festival will be ...
Julia Bradley Oct 26, 2020

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