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Local COVID roundup 12/11: region ICU bed capacity continues decline
PEORIA, Ill. — A combined five residents of Woodford and Tazewell Counties died between Thursday and Friday from coronavirus complications. In Woodford, a female and male who were both in their ...
Dec 11, 2020
Congress passes 1-week funding bill to avert gov’t shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress shipped a temporary government-wide funding bill to President Donald Trump on Friday, averting a government shutdown at midnight and buying time for on-again, off-again talk...
Dec 11, 2020
State COVID roundup 12/11: almost 200 deaths again
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Nearly 200 Illinoisans for a second consecutive 24-hour reporting period passed away from COVID-19 complications. The Illinois Department of Public Health said 190 deaths bet...
Dec 11, 2020
Drive For Miracles goes on despite COVID changes
PEORIA,Ill. — For 20 years, 93.3 The Drive, has been championing OSF Healthcare Children’s Hospital of Illinois in Peoria. Drive morning hosts John Riley and Nancy Flagg would typically be...
Dec 11, 2020
FDA head expects vaccine emergency use soon
WASHINGTON - The head of the Food and Drug Administration says his agency has told Pfizer that it "will rapidly work" to grant emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine following a positive recommendation...
Dec 11, 2020
Man arrested for second armed robbery this week
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police were called to the Circle K gas station in the 4200 block of N. Knoxville Tuesday night on reports of an armed robbery. Officers were told the suspect entered the bu...
Dec 11, 2020
Peoria launching project to comply with EPA
PEORIA, Ill. — The City of Peoria on Thursday released a long-range plan that aims gradually to eliminate its use of combined sewer overflow. The $109 million plan aims to fully reduce CSO by De...
Dec 10, 2020
Health Department unsure of vaccination distribution timetable
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department announced Thursday there is no timetable for distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine for the Tri-County area if it is approved by the FDA. Pe...
Dec 10, 2020
FDA advisers approve emergency use of COVID vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. government advisory panel has endorsed Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine, in a major step toward an epic vaccination campaign that could finally conquer the outbreak. The Food and ...
Dec 10, 2020
LaHood throws support behind Texas lawsuit
***UPDATE*** LaHood has released a statement: I joined over 100 of my Republican colleagues to sign onto an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the case filed by the Attorney General ...
Dec 10, 2020
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