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Requirements minimized at Peoria COVID-19 testing locations.
PEORIA, Ill. — Dr. Gregg Stoner with Heartland Health Services announced that Peoria testing sites will be open to test all adults beginning Friday, including those with no symptoms. “When...
Kristina Leahy May 07, 2020
Over 70,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Illinois
CHICAGO, Ill. — Dr. Ngozi Ezike with the Illinois Department of Public Health announced 2,641 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 138 more deaths. Illinois’ total number of confir...
Kristina Leahy May 07, 2020
Motivation for Morton: High school teachers reflect on remote learning experience and saying goodbye to seniors
MORTON, Ill. — The end of the school year is fast approaching and times of reflection have hit some students and teachers. Teachers from Morton High School discussed the transition to online lea...
Kristina Leahy May 07, 2020
Famed Peoria developer dies
PEORIA, Ill. — Longtime Peoria developer Ray Becker has died. The former construction company owner was in his late 80s and had reportedly been in poor physical health. Among Becker’s acco...
Jeremy Scott May 07, 2020
33 million have sought US unemployment aid since virus hit
WASHINGTON (AP) - Nearly 3.2 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the business shutdowns caused by the viral outbreak deepened the worst U.S. economic catastrophe in...
Jeremy Scott May 07, 2020
Local store suing Pritzker, sides await venue ruling
***UPDATED*** The lawsuit RC Outfitters Owner and Operator Adam White has filed against Gov. J.B. Pritzker has been pushed back at least another week. Peoria County Judge Derek Asbury told both partie...
Jeremy Scott May 07, 2020
AP Exclusive: Admin shelves CDC guide to reopening country
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - A set of detailed documents created by the nation's top disease investigators meant to give step-by-step advice to local leaders deciding when and how to reopen public places ...
Jeremy Scott May 07, 2020
Peoria’s past inspires the future
PEORIA, Ill. — Members of the formerly known Peoria Innovation Hub held a virtual meeting to present the new name of the organization, Distillery Labs. Chris Setti, CEO of the Greater Peoria Eco...
Kristina Leahy May 06, 2020
April jobs data to show epic losses and soaring unemployment
WASHINGTON (AP) - The economic catastrophe caused by the viral outbreak likely sent the U.S. unemployment rate in April to its highest level since the Great Depression and caused a record-shattering l...
Jeremy Scott May 06, 2020
Health department updates info
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department on Wednesday made some corrections to data given on Tuesday. Health Administrator Monica Hendrickson said a woman in her 90s whose death w...
Jeremy Scott May 06, 2020

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