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Health chief: Virus vaccine plan ‘constantly in progress’
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois’ public health director says the state’s COVID-19 vaccination plan prioritizing counties by death rates will change as the plan progresses, and hospital s...
Julia Bradley Dec 08, 2020
Update: Victim identified, charges reduced in fatal shooting
UPDATE: Peoria Police confirm a man was shot at the Hollow Creek Apartments in the 4200 block of W. Hollow Creek just before 10 p.m. Saturday. Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said a black SUV wa...
Dalton Kemper Dec 07, 2020
State COVID roundup 12/7: Positivity rate remaining steady
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Monday announced 8,691 new and probable cases of COVID-19 throughout the state, including 90 additional deaths. In the past 24...
Dalton Kemper Dec 07, 2020
Local COVID roundup 12/7: 10 deaths over weekend
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department Monday announced 10 area deaths due to COVID-19 over the weekend. Seven of the deaths were in Tazewell County, and two were residents of l...
Dalton Kemper Dec 07, 2020
Multiple departments respond to Washington fire
WASHINGTON, Ill. — Several local fire departments responded to a structure fire in Washington Monday morning. Crews were called to the scene just after 8 a.m. in the 1300 block of School Street,...
Julia Bradley Dec 07, 2020
State COVID roundup 12/6: Nearly 7,000 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday reported 7,598 new and probable cases of COVID-19 and 76 additional deaths. The IDPH said Illinois’ total number of c...
Julia Bradley Dec 07, 2020
Health officials warn Americans to not let their guard down
(AP) — With a COVID-19 vaccine perhaps just days away in the U.S., most of California headed into another lockdown on Sunday because of the surging outbreak. And, top health officials are warnin...
Julia Bradley Dec 07, 2020
Trump lawyer Giuliani in hospital after positive virus test
WASHINGTON (AP) - More people around President Donald Trump keep coming down with COVID-19. Now Trump says his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for the coronavirus. A person familia...
Julia Bradley Dec 07, 2020
Two injured in Sunday night crash
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Firefighters used the jaws of life to help rescue a woman from a car involved in a crash Sunday night. Fire Battalion Chief Rick Morgan said the accident occurred at the in...
Julia Bradley Dec 07, 2020
Saturday afternoon fire on Frye Avenue
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Firefighters and Paramedics responded to reports of a structure fire Saturday afternoon on Frye Avenue. Once they arrived at the scene, firefighters discovered flames emerg...
Ben Pollard Dec 06, 2020

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