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Local COVID roundup 6/10: ICU beds in use continue to decrease
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department Thursday reported just four ICU beds were in use in the tri-county area for COVID-19 patients, down from Wednesday’s total of seven....
Dalton Kemper Jun 10, 2021
Local business leaders urge patience during reopening
PEORIA, Ill. — Phase 5, a full reopening of Illinois, will be a welcome sight to many Illinoisans, but especially businesses that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Phase 5, which goes...
Dalton Kemper Jun 10, 2021
Back to life: IL to fully reopen
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — It’s a day 15 months in the making. Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health have officially announced Friday will be the start of Phase Five of ...
Jeremy Scott Jun 10, 2021
State’s Attorney: Dr. Marshall’s killer was part of a larger burglary ring
PEORIA, Ill. — More information was released Thursday regarding the murder of Dr. William Marshall inside his home on Jan. 6. 54-year-old Robert Ely was arrested in St. Louis Wednesday for the f...
Dalton Kemper Jun 10, 2021
Peoria crews battle house fire
PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria Firefighters were called just before 5 a.m. Thursday to a house fire in the area of W. Ann and Louisa Streets. When crews arrived, they found the house fully engulfed in fl...
Julia Bradley Jun 10, 2021
State COVID roundup 6/9: hospital beds in use remain under 800
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A total of 408 people throughout Illinois between Tuesday and Wednesday tested positive for COVID-19, while 23 died from it. 68% of the state’s adults have received at ...
Jeremy Scott Jun 09, 2021
O’Brien Steel deals with Wed. A.M. blaze
PEORIA, Ill. — An exhaust hopper was the source of a Wednesday morning fire at O’Brien Steel. Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics responded just before 11 to the business at 1700 NE Adams. The f...
Jeremy Scott Jun 09, 2021
Local COVID roundup 6/9: 24-hour death count high, new cases dwindle
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria and Woodford Counties between Tuesday and Wednesday lost two residents, apiece, to COVID-19 complications. In Peoria, a woman in her 60s and a man in his 80s died. Both Woo...
Jeremy Scott Jun 09, 2021
Win Tickets To Stand Up Comedy In The Heights
Courtney Pierce Jun 09, 2021
Crews battle house fire overnight
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Firefighters and Paramedics were called to a residential fire just after 2:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 900 block of W. Virginia. First crews on the scene found black smoke com...
Julia Bradley Jun 09, 2021

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