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Local COVID roundup 6/4: Hospitalizations up slightly
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department (PCCHD) Friday reported hospitalizations in the tri-county due to COVID-19 have increased by four in the last 24 hours. One of the extra b...
Dalton Kemper Jun 04, 2021

Facebook suspends former U.S. President Trump’s account for two years
(Reuters) -Facebook Inc on Friday suspended former U.S. President Donald Trump from its platform until at least January 2023 in a decision that has been watched closely for signals on how the company ...
Julia Bradley Jun 04, 2021

EP Mayor reviews ’20, previews ’21, touts toughness through COVID
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — It was March 6, 2020 East Peoria Mayor John Kahl presented that year’s version of the “State of the City” address, and reported the city was in strong finan...
Jeremy Scott Jun 04, 2021

KDB Group presents InterPlay Park to community Thursday
PEORIA, Ill. — Kim Blickenstaff’s KDB Group held a presentation Thursday night that allowed for community feedback on his idea of InterPlay Park, a park that would be built over I-74 betwe...
Dalton Kemper Jun 03, 2021

PCCHD talks return to normalcy as Phase 5 looms
PEORIA, Ill. — As COVID-19 new cases, hospitalizations, and vaccinations continue to trend in the right direction in the tri-county area and Illinois, a return to some sort of normalcy looms on ...
Dalton Kemper Jun 03, 2021

State COVID roundup 6/3: hospital beds in use drop below 1k
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health on Thursday reported 674 new COVID-19 cases throughout the state, to go along with 24 new deaths. A total of 997 Illinoisans as of We...
Jeremy Scott Jun 03, 2021

Local COVID roundup 6/3: ICU patient count remains in single digits
PEORIA, Ill. — No deaths and only 15 new cases highlighted Thursday’s Peoria City/County Health Department COVID-19 report. 10 of the new cases belong to Tazewell County, and all others ar...
Jeremy Scott Jun 03, 2021

Biden says U.S. to send 25 million COVID-19 vaccines around the world
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Thursday laid out how the United States would share some 25 million of a planned 80 million COVID-19 vaccine doses with the rest of the world. The United S...
Julia Bradley Jun 03, 2021

County stars set to perform at Tailgate N’ Tallboys festival
PEORIA, Ill. — One of the Midwest’s first outdoor music festivals of the summer begins Thursday night at Peoria’s Louisville Slugger Sports Complex. Tailgate N’ Tallboys Organi...
Julia Bradley Jun 03, 2021

Wed. night incident being investigated as double murder; victims named
***UPDATE*** 6/4/21 8:19 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. – Two people are dead following what Peoria Police have deemed a double homicide. Medics responded just after 6 p.m. Wednesday to the 2300 block of N. ...
Jeremy Scott Jun 02, 2021
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