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McConnell slates October revote on GOP COVID relief plan
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says that he's scheduling a vote regarding a GOP COVID-19 relief bill for later this month. He says aid to hard-hit businesses shouldn't be hel...
Julia Bradley Oct 13, 2020
OSF Healthcare Foundation President Hammerton joining Bradley administration
PEORIA, Ill. — Bradley University announced Tuesday it’s bringing back a familiar face to its front office. Longtime OSF HealthCare Foundation President Tom Hammerton has been hired by the...
Jeremy Scott Oct 13, 2020
PPS superintendent presents updated back-to-school plan
PEORIA, Ill. — Another group of Peoria Public Schools students will return to the classroom on October 26. Kindergarten and 1st graders were back in schools October 5. Special Education students...
Julia Bradley Oct 13, 2020
Local COVID roundup 10/12: 6,600 since start of pandemic
PEORIA, Ill. — Three COVID deaths over the weekend throughout Peoria and Tazewell Counties have increased the tri-county total — which includes Woodford — to 103. The Tazewell deaths...
Jeremy Scott Oct 12, 2020
State COVID roundup 10/12: state nears 9,000 deaths
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The statewide seven-day positivity rate for COVID-19 has risen to 4.3%. Illinois Department of Public Health reported Monday 2,742 people since Sunday throughout Illinois tes...
Jeremy Scott Oct 12, 2020
Gilmore Foundation/Reditus Labs providing rapid COVID tests to PPS
PEORIA, Ill. — A donation to Peoria Public Schools will help middle and high school students return to the classroom sooner than expected. The Gilmore Foundation, founded by former Caterpillar P...
Julia Bradley Oct 12, 2020
State COVID roundup 10/11: 9 deaths reported
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday reported 2,727 new cases of COVID-19, including nine additional deaths statewide. The state’s preliminary seven-day p...
Julia Bradley Oct 12, 2020
Overnight crash sends two people to the hospital
PEORIA, Ill. — The intersection of Sheridan and McClure was closed early Monday morning after a crash in Peoria that happened just before 4 a.m. Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Michael Hughes said t...
Julia Bradley Oct 12, 2020
Teen arrested for September homicide in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police have made an arrest in the September shooting death of 28-year-old Donald Allen. Allen died of a single gunshot wound to the head, near the 1500 block of Faraday on ...
Julia Bradley Oct 12, 2020
Supreme Court nominee Bennett faces Senate despite virus
WASHINGTON (AP) - Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett are set to begin. The Senate is charging ahead Monday morning on President Donald Trump's pick to replace the late J...
Julia Bradley Oct 12, 2020

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