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State COVID roundup 12/3: hospital bed capacity rises by over 100
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — State COVID-19 hospitalizations fell between Wednesday and Thursday by triple digits. The daily Illinois Department of Public Health report showed 5,653 in beds throughout th...
Dec 03, 2020
US virus deaths top 3,100 in a single day for the first time
(AP) — The U.S. has recorded over 3,100 COVID-19 deaths in a single day, obliterating the record set last spring. The number of Americans hospitalized with the virus has eclipsed 100,000 for the...
Dec 03, 2020
US jobless claims remain high at 712,000 as virus escalates
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to a still-high 712,000, the latest sign that the U.S. economy and job market remain under stress from the i...
Dec 03, 2020
One dead overnight in Peoria County crash
***UPDATE*** Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has released the name of the deceased passenger. He said 36-year-old Shannon Sommer-Affeldt was ejected from the vehicle and died instantly. __________...
Dec 03, 2020
Next for Biden: Naming a health care team as pandemic rages
WASHINGTON (AP) - Up soon for President-elect Joe Biden: naming his top health care officials as the coronavirus pandemic rages. It's hard to imagine more consequential picks. Biden is expected to ann...
Dec 03, 2020
Peoria Police continue search for missing person
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing woman. It’s been two weeks since 48-year-old Cosette Brown was last seen in the area of Western and...
Dec 03, 2020
Arson determined to be cause of Wednesday morning fire
PEORIA, Ill. — Arson was determined to be the cause of a blaze Wednesday morning that caused $50,000 in damage to a residence. Battalion Chief Nathaniel Rice said there was no power or gas going...
Dec 02, 2020
IHSA not expecting sports until 2021
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) met Wednesday to discuss winter sports, and it looks like there won’t be any high school sports until the new year. “G...
Dec 02, 2020
Bradley men’s basketball announces schedule changes amid Saturday cancellation
PEORIA, Ill. — Although Bradley Men’s Basketball had its game with St. Joseph’s cancelled, which was scheduled for Dec. 5, the team has moved games around to play a game later in the...
Dec 02, 2020
Local COVID roundup 12/2: Seven tri-county deaths
PEORIA, Ill. — The tri-county area of Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford counties has now had a total of 264 deaths due to COVID-19 since the pandemic began. The Peoria City/County Health Department ...
Dec 02, 2020
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