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Local COVID roundup 2/12: 4 people die
PEORIA, Ill. — Tazewell County was hit hard by COVID during the Thursday-Friday reporting period, as four residents died. Two women in their 90s from Pekin Manor were among the casualties, as we...
Jeremy Scott Feb 12, 2021

State COVID roundup 2/12: tenth of state immunized
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — 10% of Illinois has officially gotten at least one dose of the COVID-19 shot. A record-setting 95,375 people between Thursday and Friday received a vaccine. 2,598 people duri...
Jeremy Scott Feb 12, 2021

Elderly woman crashes into Peoria CVS store
PEORIA, Ill. — Two people were hospitalized Thursday night after a car collided with another vehicle and part of a Peoria pharmacy. Emergency crews were called around 7:15 p.m. to the CVS in the...
Julia Bradley Feb 12, 2021

Police arrest teens for Elevate fight
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police have arrested eight teenagers for mob action and battery following a fight at the Elevate Trampoline Park last Saturday night. Peoria Public Information Officer Amy ...
Julia Bradley Feb 12, 2021

No Friday in-person classes for Peoria schools; meals available
PEORIA, Ill. — Because of forecasted freezing temperatures for Friday morning, Peoria Public Schools will not hold class in-person. The National Weather Service as of Thursday afternoon was fore...
Jeremy Scott Feb 11, 2021

Dream Center donation to help with new program
PEORIA, Ill. — The Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network Thursday launched its “Care4RCommunity” initiative by celebrating National Donor Day with a donation to Dream Center ...
Ben Pollard Feb 11, 2021

Expert: Trump won’t be convicted, but the trial still has substance
PEORIA, Ill. — Former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial began on Wednesday after the United States Senate voted 56-44 in favor of the trial being constitutional. Bradley Un...
Dalton Kemper Feb 11, 2021

Local COVID roundup 2/11: mixed news
PEORIA, Ill. — A mixture of encouraging news and sad news highlighted Thursday’s Peoria City/County Health Department COVID-19 report. First, the sad news: three Woodford County residents ...
Jeremy Scott Feb 11, 2021

State COVID roundup 2/11: another vax milestone
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The state of Illinois has surpassed 1.5 million coronavirus vaccines given. Numbers released Thursday by the Illinois Department of Public Health showed 69,029 doses administ...
Jeremy Scott Feb 11, 2021

Remote learning announced for Thurs. at Peoria schools
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Public Schools students have been instructed to stay home for a Thursday virtual learning day. The National Weather Service was forecasting temperatures to dip into the low...
Jeremy Scott Feb 10, 2021
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