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Health Department outlines vaccination plans moving forward
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department announced Thursday it expects Tier 1B vaccinations to begin next week. Tier 1B includes individuals 65 years and older, as well as frontli...
Ben Pollard Jan 14, 2021

OSF opens first-of-its-kind digital hub
PEORIA, Ill. — Over 400 OSF employees will be working in downtown Peoria in the new OSF OnCall building, a first-of-its-kind digital hub. The first employees will begin working at the building o...
Dalton Kemper Jan 14, 2021

Hit-and-run suspect nabbed
***UPDATE*** The suspect was a Peoria County Sheriff’s Deputy. He has resigned his post. ________________________________ PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police have arrested a man they believe was ...
Jeremy Scott Jan 14, 2021

Local COVID roundup 1/14: all systems go for tier 2 return
PEORIA, Ill. — Illinois Region Two appears set to return Friday to tier two COVID-19 mitigation levels. Illinois Department of Public Health reported the region as of Thursday was meeting all pr...
Jeremy Scott Jan 14, 2021

State COVID roundup 1/14: averaging more than 26,000 vaccinations per day
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Thursday reported 6,652 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 88 additional deaths. The prelimin...
Dalton Kemper Jan 14, 2021

Local COVID roundup 1/13: region remains on target
PEORIA, Ill. — 192 tri-county residents between Tuesday and Wednesday received positive COVID-19 test results. One person also died, a woman in her 80s who lived in Peoria County who had comorbi...
Jeremy Scott Jan 13, 2021

House impeaches Trump second time
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has become the first U.S. President ever to be impeached twice. The House reached the 217-vote threshold Wednesday afternoon to impeach Trump on a count of in...
Jeremy Scott Jan 13, 2021

LaHood explains impeachment ‘nay’ vote
Washington, D.C. - 18th District Congressman Darin LaHood has released a statement on his vote against impeachment: In less than seven days, we will inaugurate President-elect Joe Biden as the 46th Pr...
Jeremy Scott Jan 13, 2021

Illinois House has new leadership
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois House has undergone a changing of the guard. Emanuel “Chris” Welch was inaugurated Wednesday afternoon as House Speaker, bringing to an end a nearly ...
Jeremy Scott Jan 13, 2021

State COVID roundup 1/13: Over 380,000 vaccinations administered
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Wednesday reported a total of 384,658 vaccines administered in the state, including 48,811 for long-term care facilities. As o...
Dalton Kemper Jan 13, 2021
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