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Overnight shooting leaves one injured in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert just after 11:30 p.m. Thursday in the 500 block of Homestead Avenue. Upon arrival, officers located a victim with a gunshot wound to...
Apr 30, 2021
Local health experts remind residents of J&J vaccine safety
PEORIA, Ill. — The use of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine was paused due to a rare clotting disorder found in women who received the shot, but was recently given clearance t...
Apr 29, 2021
State COVID roundup 4/29: vax avg drops below 100k
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A total of 3,394 Illinoisans between Wednesday and Thursday tested positive for the coronavirus. The state had a total of 38 COVID-related deaths. 107,689 doses of the vaccin...
Apr 29, 2021
Local COVID roundup 4/29: 5 deaths, 4 in 1 county
PEORIA, Ill. — Thursday’s COVID-19 report from the Peoria City/County Health Department was particularly devastating for Tazewell County, which reported four deaths over the last 24 hours ...
Apr 29, 2021
PPS will return next fall with a 6-hour schedule
PEORIA, Ill. — A shortened schedule will continue next fall for Peoria Public Schools. Students will attend class an additional 30 minutes per day at the start of the 2021-22 school year, with p...
Apr 29, 2021
West Peoria cancels 4th of July parade
WEST PEORIA, Ill. — Due to safety concerns, West Peoria has decided to cancel this year's 4th of July Parade. In a news release, city officials said Thursday that after speaking with the Peoria ...
Apr 29, 2021
U.S. economy accelerates in first quarter; jobless claims edge lower
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. economic growth accelerated in the first quarter, fueled by massive government aid to households and businesses, charting the course for what is expected will be the ...
Apr 29, 2021
Caterpillar sees increases in Q1 2021
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Caterpillar announced first-quarter sales and revenue of $11.9 billion on Thursday, up from $10.6 billion in the first quarter of 2020, a 12% increase. CAT officials said highe...
Apr 29, 2021
PPS takes comments on Jefferson School name change
PEORIA, Ill. — Emotions predictably ran high Wednesday night during the Peoria School District 150 Board of Education town hall meeting regarding the renaming of Thomas Jefferson Primary School....
Apr 28, 2021
Candle sparks East Bluff blaze
PEORIA, Ill. — All occupants of a home in the 600 block of E. Corrington escaped a Wednesday morning fire unscathed. Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics were called around 10:15 to the blaze at the tw...
Apr 28, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
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