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Discovery recount in Peoria mayoral race pushed back
PEORIA, Ill. — The discovery recount for the Peoria mayoral race scheduled to be held Tuesday has been delayed after candidate Jim Montelongo requested information on ballot applications and vot...
May 04, 2021
Pritzker: Illinois is inching closer to “bridge” phase
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois may soon be able to enter the bridge phase of COVID-19 mitigations. Enough senior citizens have now been vaccinated for the state to move into the bridge phase, whic...
May 04, 2021
U.S. FDA set to authorize Pfizer COVID-19 shot for ages 12-15 early next week – NYT
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is preparing to authorize Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech SE’s COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents aged between 12 and 15 years by ear...
May 04, 2021
Peoria Fire crews knock down Monday afternoon house fire
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics responded Monday at 4:15 p.m. to the 1300 block of S. Greenlawn Ave. for reports of smoke in a building. A working fire was reported by firefighters ...
May 03, 2021
Central Illinois county clerks launch nonpartisan effort against house bill
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — If the proposed Illinois House Bill 3878 passes through the Senate, all documents filed through any recorder of deeds office would increase from $9 to $18. The money collecte...
May 03, 2021
OSF opens fourth Peoria urgent care location
PEORIA, Ill. — OSF HealthCare held a ribbon cutting Monday to celebrate the opening of a fourth OSF OnCall Urgent Care location in Peoria. According to Vice President of On Demand Services Brand...
May 03, 2021
Local COVID roundup 5/3: double digit death count
PEORIA, Ill. — A total of 10 Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford County residents between Friday and Monday passed away from COVID-19. Woodford County reported two men died, one of whom was in his 40...
May 03, 2021
State COVID roundup 5/3: RX vax data backed up
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A total of 2,049 Illinoisans between Sunday and Monday found out they have COVID-19. 28 people during that time died. A number of pharmacies during the reporting period did n...
May 03, 2021
UPDATE: Women’s clinic fire caused by arson
UPDATE 4:10 P.M. — Peoria Fire Department fire investigators have determined the fire early Monday morning at the Women’s Care Clinic was arson. The fire is now estimated to have caused $2...
May 03, 2021
State COVID roundup 5/2: Positivity rate 3.4%
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Sunday reported 1,860 new cases of COVID-19, including 27 additional deaths. Between Saturday and Sunday, state labs report...
May 03, 2021
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