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State COVID roundup 9/20: Woodford County death among 14 statewide
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday reported just over 1,400 new coronavirus cases and 14 additional deaths. One of the deaths announced was a Woodford County ...
Julia Bradley Sep 21, 2020
Morton High School records no COVID positives for first time this year
MORTON, Ill. — Morton District 709 is making strides as it relates to COVID-19 positives within the school district. For the first time this school year, no student positives were recorded Frida...
Dalton Kemper Sep 20, 2020
Double shooting early Sunday morning in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria emergency crews responded to reports of gunshot wounds to multiple victims early Sunday morning on the South Side of Peoria. A ShotSpotter alert indicated 20 rounds were fi...
Dalton Kemper Sep 20, 2020
Mail-in ballots being sent out beginning Thursday
PEORIA,Ill. — Requests for mail-in ballots have been out several weeks now, and on Thursday, September 24, election officials will start mailing those ballots. Peoria County Election Commission&...
Julia Bradley Sep 19, 2020
BCDI plans move to former Midstate College campus
PEORIA, Ill. — The former Midstate College campus on Northmoor in Peoria will soon be home to the Blood and Clotting Disorders Institute. BCDI is recognized as one of the top hemophilia treatmen...
Julia Bradley Sep 18, 2020
CDC changes course, says to get tested if previously in contact with infected person
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. health officials on Friday dropped a controversial piece of coronavirus guidance and said anyone who has been in close contact with an infected person should get tested. The Cente...
Dalton Kemper Sep 18, 2020
Local COVID roundup 9/18: elderly woman dies
PEORIA, Ill. — A Tazewell County woman in her 80s has succumbed to COVID-19. The Peoria City/County Health Department reported Friday she lived at Villas at Hollybrook in Pekin. The department d...
Jeremy Scott Sep 18, 2020
State COVID roundup 9/18: testing hits 60k
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — After two straight days of over 50,000 tests performed throughout the state, the Illinois Department of Public Health said Friday there had been over 60,000 specimens taken b...
Jeremy Scott Sep 18, 2020
War hero to kick off Vietnam Wall ceremony
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — Not only will the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall be on display next week in the Levee District of East Peoria, but the opening ceremony will feature a decorated guest. Lt. C...
Jeremy Scott Sep 18, 2020
PHS Football Coach speaks on #LetUsPlay
PEORIA, Ill. — Many Illinois families have been asking for high school sports to be played this fall, but Gov. J.B. Pritzker doesn’t have any plans to allow that to happen. “I’...
Dalton Kemper Sep 17, 2020

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