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UnityPoint Health asking for help from community
PEORIA, Ill. — The UnityPoint Health systems in Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin have joined to help secure enough Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to provide to staff. There are ways that the c...
Kristina Leahy Apr 03, 2020

Conditioner and Cornstarch Play-Doh
Place the cornstarch in a large bowl. Mix in the hair conditioner with your hands-it will just start coming together and it will be pliable and very, very smooth. If desired, add a drop or two or food...
Courtney Pierce Apr 03, 2020

701,000 U.S. jobs lost in March
(AP) – A record-long streak of U.S. job growth ended suddenly in March after nearly a decade as employers cut 701,000 jobs because of the viral outbreak that’s all but shut down the U.S. e...
Julia Bradley Apr 03, 2020

Man shot overnight in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police confirm a man was hospitalized early Friday morning after being shot. Peoria Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said a Shot Spotter alert came in around 1:45 a.m....
Julia Bradley Apr 03, 2020

PREVENT THE SPREAD POSTER CONTEST (Taz Co. Residence Only)
Virtual Poster Contest Checklist: Poster must be handmade (not computer generated) on 8 by 11 paper. Poster must illustrate the information found on Stop the spread flyer All information and spelling ...
Courtney Pierce Apr 03, 2020

From the front lines of a pandemic
PEORIA, Ill. — Nurses are on the front lines of pandemics, how do they handle it? Nykole Jackson, an emergency services nurse at OSF HealthCare Saint James-John W. Albrecht Medical Center in Pon...
Kristina Leahy Apr 03, 2020

Some Americans may not receive stimulus payment until mid-August
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government expects to begin making payments to millions of Americans under the new stimulus law in mid-April, but some people without direct deposit information may...
Dalton Kemper Apr 02, 2020

COVID-19 count in Tri-County area now at 21
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department announced four new cases of COVID-19 in the Tri-County area Thursday at their daily briefing. There are now nine cases in Peoria County, s...
Dalton Kemper Apr 02, 2020

Peoria Civic Center a possible hospital
PEORIA, Ill. — Taking inspiration from what the state government has done with Chicago’s McCormick Place, City of Peoria officials have been discussing potential locations for makeshift ho...
Jeremy Scott Apr 02, 2020

Pritzker discusses alternative care facilities in Illinois
CHICAGO — At his daily address Thursday, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker discussed alternative care facilities for patients of COVID-19. Pritkzer said that these facilities are being used as support...
Dalton Kemper Apr 02, 2020
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