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Dr. Ezike discusses the importance of testing
		CHICAGO, Ill. - Dr. Ngozi Ezike, Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, said testing is important to help stop the spread of coronavirus. She said Thursday it is important when being te...
			
				Kristina Leahy				Apr 30, 2020							
		CAT announces further workforce reduction
		DEERFIELD, Ill. — Two days after the company released grim financial numbers, Caterpillar, Inc. has announced a staffing reduction. In a statement given to WMBD News, a Caterpillar spokesperson ...
			
				Jeremy Scott				Apr 30, 2020							
		PPS graduations set to go virtual
		PEORIA, Ill. — Virtual graduation ceremonies are taking shape for all three Peoria Public Schools high schools. Michelle Hassan, Director of High Schools with PPS, said the district was worked h...
			
				Julia Bradley				Apr 30, 2020							
		3.8 million U.S. workers seek unemployment aid
		WASHINGTON (AP) – More than 3.8 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the U.S. economy slid further into a crisis that is becoming the most devastating since th...
			
				Julia Bradley				Apr 30, 2020							
		Area leaders send plan to reopen businesses to Gov. Pritzker
		EAST PEORIA, Ill. — A plan to reopen central Illinois. Area leaders sent a letter to Gov. J-B Pritzker Wednesday outlining a three-phase plan to get the people of the Tri-County region back to w...
			
				Julia Bradley				Apr 30, 2020							
		DIY Puff Paint!
		Good morning friends! Kids getting a little antsy? Here’s a great craft idea to have a little fun with! I’ve seen these on sidewalks as well. You can make your own DIY Puff Paint! HereR...
			
				Steph Blue				Apr 30, 2020							
		Man shot, another pistol whipped in East Bluff
		PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police were called just after 7:15 p.m. Wednesday to a home in the 700 block of E. Virginia on reports of a possible shooting. “A victim who had been pistol whipped w...
			
				Julia Bradley				Apr 30, 2020							
		Pritzker faces 2nd legal challenge to stay-at-home order
		SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – An Illinois legislator has filed a second legal challenge to the Illinois governor’s efforts to discourage transmission of the coronavirus, saying he wants a compr...
			
				Julia Bradley				Apr 30, 2020							
		Peoria Park District cancels summer staples
		PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Park District has announced summer cancelations due to COVID-19. Illinois's stay-at-home order due to COVID-19 has played havoc on local activity centers such as parks, playgroun...
			
				Mike Sabol				Apr 29, 2020							
		Peoria Health Department keeps eye on ICU usage
		PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department shed some light Wednesday on trends. The department said the average per-day case count for a 7-day period has been eight. For a 14-day pe...
			
				Jeremy Scott				Apr 29, 2020							
		 
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