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Update: Woman killed in Bartonville crash
PEORIA, Ill. – The Peoria County Sheriff’s Office was investigating a fatal Monday afternoon accident in Bartonville. The PCSO received a call at 1:17 regarding a one-vehicle crash in the ...
Jeremy Scott Aug 03, 2020
COVID case temporarily closes local restaurant
PEORIA, Ill. — After an employee received a positive COVID-19 test, Double A’s Pizza announced Monday it would be closing for an undetermined amount of time, while management figured out i...
Jeremy Scott Aug 03, 2020
Local COVID roundup 8/3: out of the woods, for now
PEORIA, Ill. — Hospitalizations for Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties went down over the weekend, as the region looks like it will be spared for the time being from being bumped back to ph...
Jeremy Scott Aug 03, 2020
State COVID roundup 8/3: IDPH reports Peoria death
PEORIA, Ill. — The death of a Peoria County woman in her 70s was one of ten COVID-related deaths to have occurred between Sunday and Monday, reported the Illinois Department of Public Health. Th...
Jeremy Scott Aug 03, 2020
IL mask awareness campaign: “It only works if you wear it”
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. J-B Pritzker on Monday announced a new mask awareness campaign that encourages Illinois residents to wear a face covering every time they’re in public. “This...
Julia Bradley Aug 03, 2020
PPS families on waiting list for virtual learning
PEORIA, Ill. — The opportunity for all-virtual learning at Peoria Public Schools is at capacity, and some parents aren’t happy about it. PPS Spokesperson Thomas Bruch said families had unt...
Julia Bradley Aug 03, 2020
State COVID roundup 8/2: statewide positivity rate is 3.9%
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting 1,467 new confirmed cases of coronavirus, and 14 confirmed deaths. Sunday’s confirmed cases brings to 181,943...
Julia Bradley Aug 03, 2020
Virus relief bill remains up in air as negotiations resume
WASHINGTON (AP) – Negotiations on a huge COVID-19 relief bill are set to resume, but the path forward promises to be challenging. The Trump administration negotiating team and top Capitol Hill D...
Julia Bradley Aug 03, 2020
Peoria McDonald’s closure part of a nationwide reduction
PEORIA, Ill. — One less Peoria location to pick up a cheese burger meal. The McDonald’s located on Main Street near the Bradley University campus is out of business. A sign was posted at t...
Mike Sabol Aug 02, 2020
IDPH COVID-19 Saturday Update
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Saturday 1,639 confirmed cases of COVID-19. The total number of cases statewide reported at 180,476, including 7,503 deaths...
Mike Sabol Aug 02, 2020

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