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Trump still banned from Facebook but board calls for company review
(Reuters) -Facebook Inc’s oversight board on Wednesday upheld the company’s suspension of former U.S. President Donald Trump but said the indefinite suspension was wrong, in a much-awaited...
May 05, 2021
Afternoon shooting leaves one injured in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. — A man was shot in the chest Tuesday afternoon in Peoria. Public Information Officer Amy Dotson told news partner 25 News that three shotspotter alerts came in just before 4:30 p.m...
May 05, 2021
One dead, four injured in multi-vehicle crash; victim ID’ed
***UPDATE*** 5/5/21 3:15 P.M. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the person who died. He said 25-year-old Katherine King of West Peoria died instantly from multiple blunt force trauma ...
May 05, 2021
Rita Ali sworn in as Peoria Mayor
PEORIA, Ill. — History was made in Peoria, Illinois Tuesday night as the city saw the first Black person and first woman to assume the role of Peoria’s mayor. Dr. Rita Ali was sworn in Tue...
May 04, 2021
Avanti’s adding temporary closures due to low staff numbers
PEORIA, Ill. — Avanti’s restaurants throughout the Peoria area Tuesday announced temporary closures are being put in place due to staffing issues. Avanti’s Main St., North Peoria, an...
May 04, 2021
Local COVID roundup 5/4: just over 100 new cases, no new deaths
PEORIA, Ill. — The tri-county 24-hour COVID-19 reporting period between Monday and Tuesday brought back overall good news. No deaths related to the virus were recorded, and a relatively low 101 ...
May 04, 2021
Discovery recount in Peoria mayoral race pushed back
PEORIA, Ill. — The discovery recount for the Peoria mayoral race scheduled to be held Tuesday has been delayed after candidate Jim Montelongo requested information on ballot applications and vot...
May 04, 2021
Pritzker: Illinois is inching closer to “bridge” phase
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois may soon be able to enter the bridge phase of COVID-19 mitigations. Enough senior citizens have now been vaccinated for the state to move into the bridge phase, whic...
May 04, 2021
U.S. FDA set to authorize Pfizer COVID-19 shot for ages 12-15 early next week – NYT
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is preparing to authorize Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech SE’s COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents aged between 12 and 15 years by ear...
May 04, 2021
Peoria Fire crews knock down Monday afternoon house fire
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics responded Monday at 4:15 p.m. to the 1300 block of S. Greenlawn Ave. for reports of smoke in a building. A working fire was reported by firefighters ...
May 03, 2021
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