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Local COVID roundup 11/10: day 12 above important number
PEORIA, Ill. — 327 people throughout Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties between Monday and Tuesday became active COVID-19 cases. 158 of the new active cases were in Peoria. 129 of them were...
Nov 10, 2020
Bradley announces home basketball games will be without fans to start season
***UPDATE*** Bobby Parker, Associate AD for Communications, said fans could be permitted at some point during the season, should restrictions be lifted. _____________________________________ PEORIA, I...
Nov 10, 2020
COVID wreaking havoc on local hospital bed capacity, workers
PEORIA, Ill. — Local hospitalizations for COVID-19 are up, overall, and, to a lesser degree, intensive care unit capacity is down. UnityPoint Health Regional President and CEO Keith Knepp told W...
Nov 10, 2020
State COVID roundup 11/10: Illinois hits half million
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — With over 12,623 new COVID-19 cases reported between Monday and Tuesday throughout Illinois, the state has now seen over 500,000 cases since the start of the pandemic. Illino...
Nov 10, 2020
PPS students will return to remote learning after Winter Break
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Public Schools student will not immediately return to the classroom after the holiday.s Schools Superintendent Dr. Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat said at Monday night’s Scho...
Nov 10, 2020
Collins: A threat of severe storms Tuesday
PEORIA, Ill. — Record high temperatures on Monday could lead to severe weather Tuesday afternoon in the Peoria metro area. “Although we’ll see a few scattered showers this (Tuesday) ...
Nov 10, 2020
Testing timeline: What’s ahead for COVID-19 vaccines
(AP) — Pfizer's surprising news that its COVID-19 vaccine might offer more protection than anticipated is raising questions about exactly how the different shots will make it to market. Pfizer a...
Nov 10, 2020
Peoria Public Schools will not play basketball this winter
PEORIA, Ill. — As many school districts around the state have been making their decisions whether or not to partake in basketball this winter, the Peoria Public Schools Board of Education Monday...
Nov 09, 2020
Bustos will not run again for committee chair
WASHINGTON (AP) - The chairwoman of House Democrats' campaign committee said Monday she won't seek the post again for the next Congress. Illinois Rep. Cheri Bustos' decision comes after her party unex...
Nov 09, 2020
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Nov 09, 2020
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