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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
All 16+ Illinoisans eligible Apr. 12 for COVID vax
CHICAGO — Gov. J.B. Pritzker has set Apr. 12 as the date all Illinoisans 16 and older will be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Additionally, there will be a “bridge phase” between P...
Jeremy Scott Mar 18, 2021
U.S. weekly jobless claims unexpectedly rise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, but the labor market is regaining its footing as an acceleration in the pa...
Julia Bradley Mar 18, 2021
Head-on collision slows down traffic on I-474 eastbound
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. — The Peoria County Sheriff’s Office responded to a multiple vehicle crash on Adams Street off Interstate 474 eastbound shortly after 6 a.m. Thursday. The accident appe...
Julia Bradley Mar 18, 2021
Crash and gas leak close down NE Adams in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. — NE Adams Street at Woodlawn Avenue in Peoria was blocked in both directions early Thursday morning due to an accident. The crash was reported just before 6 a.m. in the area just n...
Julia Bradley Mar 18, 2021
Pritzker expected Thurs. to make big vaccine announcement
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker could announce Thursday the date when all Illinoisans 16 and older will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. Multiple media outlets have reported Apr. ...
Jeremy Scott Mar 17, 2021
Local COVID roundup 3/17: tri-county numbers good, regional numbers rise
PEORIA, Ill. — 99 residents of Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties tested positive between Tuesday and Wednesday for COVID-19, but no virus-related deaths occurred. 57 of the new cases were ...
Jeremy Scott Mar 17, 2021
IRS to extend U.S. tax deadline until May 17: House panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Internal Revenue Service will extend the federal tax filing deadline until May 17 after members of Congress sought an extension, two senior House of Representativ...
Jeremy Scott Mar 17, 2021
State COVID roundup 3/17: Over 1,600 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Wednesday reported 1,655 new and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 17 additional deaths. The new case count is...
Dalton Kemper Mar 17, 2021
Second suspect arrested in connection with late January homicide
PEORIA, Ill. — A second suspect has been arrested in connection with a late January shooting that left one person dead in Peoria. 25-year-old Jamere Laster was found by United States Marshals Fu...
Dalton Kemper Mar 17, 2021

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