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State COVID roundup 6/6: Less than 350 cases; Phase 5 on the horizon
CHICAGO - Illinois health officials reported 342 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, including 37 deaths. Additionally, over 68% percent of Illinois adults have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dos...
Julia Bradley Jun 07, 2021

Fatal accident on Illinois River; name of victim released
***UPDATE*** 6/7/21 7 P.M. 49-year-old Rex Monroe of Peoria has been identified as the drowning victim. Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley says there was no trauma at play, and a toxicology was pe...
Julia Bradley Jun 07, 2021

Apparent attempted burglary leaves robber dead; deceased ID’ed
***UPDATE*** 6/7/21 2 P.M. The deceased has been identified as 25-year-old Ashton RJ Winfrey. Winfrey suffered multiple gunshots. _____________________ ***UPDATE*** 6/6/21 12:45 P.M. The case is being...
Jeremy Scott Jun 06, 2021

Police respond to shots fired Friday night at East Bluff Community Center
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police responded Friday night at 9:51 p.m. to the 500 block of E Kansas St. after a nearby officer heard shots fired. A ShotSpotter alert was also received from the area in...
Dalton Kemper Jun 05, 2021

State COVID roundup 6/4: New case count remains under 700
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Friday reported 626 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 15 additional deaths. It’s the sixth straight day in th...
Dalton Kemper Jun 04, 2021

Back to some type of normal: Illinois reopening June 11
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — As expected, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday Illinois will move into Phase 5 of Restore Illinois on June 11. Phase 5 will allow a full reopening of all businesses and activ...
Dalton Kemper Jun 04, 2021

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
Peoria, IL, USA
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