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Local COVID roundup 10/27: hospitalizations remain in 80s
PEORIA, Ill. — Woodford County’s COVID-19 death totals increased Tuesday by two in Peoria City/County Health Department’s tri-county update. That was because a woman in her 80s who l...
Jeremy Scott Oct 27, 2020
Caterpillar, Inc. releases Q3 figures
DEERFIELD, Ill. - Caterpillar, Inc. saw a 23% decline in sales and revenue from the third quarter of 2020 compared to the same time period of 2019, numbers released Tuesday show. The company took in $...
Julia Bradley Oct 27, 2020
Additional quarantines at Morton Dist. 709 Schools
MORTON, Ill. – More students at Morton District 709 are being quarantined after another positive case of COVID-19. District officials say a teacher at Ward Grundy Elementary School tested positi...
Julia Bradley Oct 27, 2020
Peoria Public Schools Board approves COVID testing policy
PEORIA, Ill. — With students returning to Peoria Public Schools in phases, the Board of Education Monday night approved the policy for testing students. Thanks to a $200,000 gift from the Gilmor...
Dalton Kemper Oct 26, 2020
Barrett confirmed as Supreme Court Justice
WASHINGTON (AP) - Overpowering Democratic opposition, Senate Republicans confirmed Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, securing President Donald Trump's nominee a week before Election Day and a li...
Dalton Kemper Oct 26, 2020
Pritzker: Testing is one of the best tools in fighting COVID-19
PEORIA, Ill. — Illinois’ Region 2, which includes the tri-county area, is performing better than any of the state’s 11 regions, in terms of positivity rates and hospitalizations due ...
Julia Bradley Oct 26, 2020
Local COVID roundup 10/26: 9 die, new positives surpass 350
PEORIA, Ill. — Nine Peoria and Tazewell County residents passed away over the weekend from complications related to COVID-19. Eight of the nine were residents of long-term care facilities. In Ta...
Jeremy Scott Oct 26, 2020
Gov. Pritzker lobbying for federal support for small businesses
PEORIA, Ill. — Small businesses across the country have been impacted heavily due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In Illinois, the state has been dispersing Business Interruption Grants (BIG) ...
Dalton Kemper Oct 26, 2020
State COVID roundup 10/26: positivity rate over 6%
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — 4,729 people throughout Illinois between Sunday and Monday found out they have COVID-19. Illinois Department of Public Health also reported 17 additional deaths related to th...
Jeremy Scott Oct 26, 2020
Murray Baker on track for Saturday
PEORIA, Ill. — Drivers through the Peoria Metro area are in for a welcomed Halloween treat. The Murray Baker Bridge will officially reopen on Oct. 31 after being closed since March 29. Gov. J.B....
Jeremy Scott Oct 26, 2020

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