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Local COVID roundup 2/5: long-term care facility reports death
PEORIA, Ill. — A man in his 60s who lived at University Rehab accounted for the area’s latest COVID-19 death. Peoria City/County Health Department said 129 people between Thursday and Frid...
Jeremy Scott Feb 05, 2021

City of Peoria announces warming centers with plummeting temperatures
PEORIA, Ill. — The City of Peoria is reminding residents that there will be warming centers open throughout the city as temperatures will drop to below zero at times this weekend and next week. ...
Dalton Kemper Feb 05, 2021

After the GameStop short squeeze, what’s next for the stock market?
PEORIA, Ill. — Last week, the nation watched as the price of GameStop stock skyrocketed to over $300 a share. A large group of users from Reddit decided to short squeeze the stock, driving the p...
Dalton Kemper Feb 05, 2021

State COVID roundup 2/5: vax record set
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — More Illinoisans received the COVID-19 vaccine between Thursday and Friday than during any other 24-hour reporting period since the shot has been available. Just short of 75,...
Jeremy Scott Feb 05, 2021

U.S. job growth rebound less than expected; more government aid needed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. employment growth rebounded less than expected in January and job losses the prior month were deeper than initially thought, strengthening the argument for additional...
Julia Bradley Feb 05, 2021

U.S. Senate passes budget plan to advance Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID aid package
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s drive to enact a $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill gained momentum on Friday as the U.S. Senate narrowly approved a budget blueprint allowing ...
Julia Bradley Feb 05, 2021

Peoria crews battle house fire overnight
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria firefighters responded just before 11 p.m. Thursday to a house fire in the 4000 block of N. University. Fire Battalion Chief Steve Rada said a resident noticed sparks comin...
Julia Bradley Feb 05, 2021

U.S. House punishes Republican congresswoman over incendiary remarks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives voted to strip Marjorie Taylor Greene of two high-profile committee assignments on Thursday, punishing the Republican congresswoman for i...
Jeremy Scott Feb 04, 2021

Health Department provides more vax registration info
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department Thursday outlined additional COVID-19 vaccine registration protocols during its weekly coronavirus news conference. Public Health Administ...
Ben Pollard Feb 04, 2021

Local COVID roundup 2/4: 1 area death
PEORIA, Ill. — A Peoria County man in his 70s passed away between Wednesday and Thursday from COVID-19 complications. 134 area residents received positive test results, as well. Peoria County ac...
Jeremy Scott Feb 04, 2021
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