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Trump signs pandemic aid and spending bill, averting government shutdown
PALM BEACH, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday signed into law a $2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package, officials said, restoring unemployment benefits t...
Dec 27, 2020
State COVID roundup 12/26: hospital bed usage down again
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 3,293 new and probable COVID-19 cases on Saturday, as well as 66 deaths. State labs collected 54,462 specimens to be tested....
Dec 26, 2020
East Peoria Police partnering with IDOT for holiday “drive sober or get pulled over” campaign
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — The East Peoria Police Department is partnering with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and law enforcement throughout the state for a high-visiblity enforcemen...
Dec 26, 2020
Coronavirus aid at risk as U.S. lawmakers block Trump’s changes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers on Thursday blocked attempts to alter a $2.3 trillion coronavirus aid and government spending package, rejecting President Donald Trump’s demand for e...
Dec 24, 2020
State COVID roundup 12/24: hospital bed usage down
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — 7,037 people between Wednesday and Thursday throughout Illinois tested positive for COVID-19. 96 deaths during that time were reported. Labs throughout the state collected 94...
Dec 24, 2020
Edwards neighborhood literally ‘ringing’ in the holidays
KICKAPOO TWP, Ill. — If the year 2020 has been The Grinch in time form, the Fargo Ridge section of Edwards is set to become the real-life version of Whoville. The 20-house neighborhood will part...
Dec 24, 2020
Trump pardons former campaign chairman Manafort, associate Roger Stone
PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued full pardons to his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, associate Roger Stone, and Charles Kushner, a real estate...
Dec 23, 2020
Peoria fire crews rescue four stuck on church roof
PEORIA, Ill. — Six people replacing a Peoria church’s roof Wednesday afternoon got stuck on the roof, prompting a call to Peoria Fire and Rescue. Crews were dispatched around 3:00 to St. J...
Dec 23, 2020
East Peoria Police issue phone scam warning
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — It appears East Peoria residents’ generosity is under attack by a few Grinches. The East Peoria Police Department on Wednesday reported a recent barrage of phone scamme...
Dec 23, 2020
Local COVID roundup 12/23: ICU bed capacity remains below line
PEORIA, Ill. — Intensive care unit bed capacity remained the concern Wednesday for Region Two. Of all four metrics that must be met by the region in order for the Illinois Department of Public H...
Dec 23, 2020
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