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Local COVID roundup 2/10: Regional hospital statistics improving
PEORIA, Ill. — Region 2 of Illinois, which encompasses Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford counties, had some much improved hospital statistics within the last 24 hours. ICU bed capacity jumped by 2% ...
Dalton Kemper Feb 10, 2021
State COVID roundup 2/10: above average vax count
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The amount of COVID-19 vaccines administered between Tuesday and Wednesday to Illinoisans reached a number significantly higher than the daily average. 62,923 doses were give...
Jeremy Scott Feb 10, 2021
Illinois expanding Phase 1B eligibility on Feb. 25
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois is making plans to expand Phase 1B eligibility on Feb. 25, in light of a steady increase the availability of COVID-19 vaccines statewide. In a statement on Wednesday...
Julia Bradley Feb 10, 2021
Rep. Bustos: More funding coming for more vaccinations
PEORIA, Ill. — Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) was in Peoria today to tour the Heddington Oaks COVID-19 vaccination facility. Bustos said she was impressed with the facility, saying it ran li...
Dalton Kemper Feb 10, 2021
Georgia launches criminal probe into Trump efforts to overturn 2020 election result: letter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Prosecutors in Fulton County, Georgia, are investigating Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the Southern state’s 2020 presidential election results, according...
Julia Bradley Feb 10, 2021
Peoria Police make another arrest related to Jan. 29 homicide
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police have made another arrest in connection with the Jan. 29 shooting that killed 31-year-old Jevon Gilliam at a gas station at the intersection of SW Adams and S. Easton...
Dalton Kemper Feb 09, 2021
Peoria City Council approves special use for sober living facility
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City Council Tuesday night approved a special use for a sober living facility that will be located at 2419 N. Prospect Rd. Occupancy in the building will be limited to ...
Dalton Kemper Feb 09, 2021
Senators vote to proceed with Trump’s impeachment trial after graphic video
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. senators voted on Tuesday to move forward with Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on a charge of inciting the deadly assault on the Capitol, rejecting a claim the...
Jeremy Scott Feb 09, 2021
Local COVID roundup 2/9: ICU usage back down
PEORIA, Ill. — After it was reported Monday by the Peoria City/County Health Department there were 26 people in area ICU beds due to COVID-19, that number has dropped back down Tuesday to just n...
Dalton Kemper Feb 09, 2021
Pilot in Kobe Bryant crash was barred from flying into clouds, NTSB chief says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The pilot in the January 2020 helicopter crash that killed retired NBA star Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others was “legally prohibited” from flying int...
Julia Bradley Feb 09, 2021

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