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Top Morton Schools admin. leaving post
MORTON, Ill. — Five-year Morton Schools Superintendent Jeff Hill announced Tuesday the 2021-2022 school year will be his last. "Morton has been an enjoyable experience, and I think it has been a...
Jeremy Scott May 25, 2021
Prosecutor in Trump criminal probe convenes grand jury -Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Manhattan’s district attorney has convened a grand jury that is expected to decide whether to indict Donald Trump, which indicates he feels he has evidence of a crime by th...
Jeremy Scott May 25, 2021
Local COVID roundup 5/25: Hospitalizations down more than 20
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department (PCCHD) Tuesday reported hospitalizations in the tri-county due to COVID-19 have dropped by 21 in the last 24 hours. On Monday, 65 patient...
Dalton Kemper May 25, 2021
IDOT worker injured in hit-and-run Tuesday morning
WAYNE COUNTY, Ill. — An Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) worker was hospitalized Tuesday morning after being hit by a car just after 7:30 in Southern Illinois. According to Illinois ...
Dalton Kemper May 25, 2021
State COVID roundup 5/25: close to another big milestone
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois as of Tuesday was one percentage point away from half of its adults being fully vaccinated. The state Department of Public Health reported the 49,402 doses administe...
Jeremy Scott May 25, 2021
Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine found safe, effective in teens
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine was shown to be effective in adolescents aged 12-17 and showed no new or major safety problems in a clinical trial, the developer said on Tue...
Julia Bradley May 25, 2021
From TJ to CT: PPS approves name change of Thomas Jefferson School
PEORIA, Ill. — As of July 1, 2021, Thomas Jefferson Primary School will begin a new era. The Peoria Public School District 150 Board of Education voted unanimously Monday night as part of its co...
Jeremy Scott May 24, 2021
State COVID roundup 5/24: 2nd straight day under 1k
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 933 people between Sunday and Monday throughout the state tested positive for coronavirus. 10 died during that time. IDPH sa...
Jeremy Scott May 24, 2021
Peoria fire prompts medical treatment for 2
PEORIA, Ill. — Two juveniles had to be taken to a hospital for smoke inhalation following a Monday morning fire in Peoria’s East Bluff. The blaze ignited around 11:20 in the attic of 521 E...
Jeremy Scott May 24, 2021
Local COVID roundup 5/24: 10 weekend deaths
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties each suffered COVID-related deaths over the weekend that contributed to Monday’s Peoria City/County Health Department report. Tazewel...
Jeremy Scott May 24, 2021

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