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Illinois expanding vaccine eligibility to more essential workers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — More essential workers, who were previously ineligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, will be eligible beginning Monday, March 22. This comes as the state reaches 100,000 COVID-19...
Dalton Kemper Mar 19, 2021
Local COVID roundup 3/19: Nearly 100 new cases in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department Friday reported 98 new cases of COVID-19 in Peoria County, which is more than the number reported throughout the tri-county area as a whol...
Dalton Kemper Mar 19, 2021
State COVID roundup 3/19: new 24-hr vaccine record
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — 2,380 people throughout Illinois found out between Thursday and Friday they are COVID-19-positive, while 12 died. Meanwhile, a new 24-hour high for vaccines administered was ...
Jeremy Scott Mar 19, 2021
Peoria tourism office looking to balance needs of hotels with AirBNBs
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria recently legalized renting out residential properties as AirBNBs. So, there’s a question about how they’ll effect local hotel bookings. Peoria Area Convention a...
Julia Bradley Mar 19, 2021
Illinois American Water investing $3 million in Pekin to replace water main
PEKIN, Ill. — Illinois American Water is investing approximately $3 million to replace nearly three miles of water main in Pekin’s water system. The investment in the 2.8 miles of water ma...
Dalton Kemper Mar 18, 2021
Health Department provides vax stats for tri-county
PEORIA, Ill. — Expanding on Governor J.B. Pritzker’s Thursday morning announcement of the “bridge phase” between Phase Four and Phase Five of Restore Illinois, Public Health Ad...
Ben Pollard Mar 18, 2021
State COVID roundup 3/18: vax rate back under 6 figures
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — 2,325 Illinoisans between Wednesday and Thursday tested positive for COVID-19. 34 died of virus complications. The seven-day rolling average of daily vaccines administered di...
Jeremy Scott Mar 18, 2021
Bond set for inmate who brutally attacked Peoria County Jail officer
***UPDATE*** 3/19/21 4:44 P.M. Following a Friday afternoon court appearance, Rusk’s charges and bond have been set. Rusk was charged by the state’s attorney’s office with both a cla...
Jeremy Scott Mar 18, 2021
Area doctor talks risks of sports betting as NCAA Tournament begins
PEORIA, Ill. — March Madness has arrived for the first time since 2019, and it’s a time of year when sports gambling ramps up throughout the country. This will, however, be the first NCAA ...
Dalton Kemper Mar 18, 2021
Local COVID roundup 3/18: 2 deaths from Dec. reported
PEORIA, Ill. — Case reviews revealed COVID-19 as the cause of death this past December of two Woodford County residents. The residents were a woman in her 80s and a man in his 90s, both of whom ...
Jeremy Scott Mar 18, 2021

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