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Flood Warning for Peoria/ Tazewell/Woodford Counties until 12:15 p.m. (5/26)
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Flood Warning for Urban Areas and Small Streams in… Northwestern Woodford County in central Illinois… North central Tazewell County i...
May 26, 2020
State COVID roundup 5/25: positive rate holds firm
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The state’s overall rate of positive COVID-19 tests on Monday stayed steady. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported a rolling 7-day positivity rate of 12% fo...
May 25, 2020
Local COVID roundup 5/25: Increase in ICU bed usage in Tri-County
PEORIA, Ill. –The hospital systems for the Tri-County region are reporting a slight increase in hospital bed usage. ICU beds in use has increased from six to nine, with two persons under investi...
May 25, 2020
Police investigating a fatal hit and run
UPDATE: Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood identified the victim as 58-year-old John Harvey of Peoria. _____________________________________________________________ PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police...
May 25, 2020
Trump doubles up with Maryland, Virginia Memorial Day events
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has booked back-to-back Memorial Day appearances amid the coronavirus pandemic. Trump plans to participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington Natio...
May 25, 2020
6 hospitalized after carbon monoxide incident in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria emergency crews were called around 3:45 p.m. Sunday to a home in the 1300 block of W. Holly Hedges Drive for a medical call that involved a person which had fallen. Fire Ba...
May 25, 2020
Pritzker announces workplace guidelines for phase three
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. J.B. Pritzker released industry specific guidelines for businesses to use as Illinois moves into phase three of the Restore Illinois Plan. In phase three, businesses suc...
May 24, 2020
State COVID roundup 5/24: Illinois passes 110,000 confirmed cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois saw 2,508 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the past 24 hours. That brings the state’s total to 110,304. The virus has been reported in 100 of Illinois’ ...
May 24, 2020
Delta suspends flights to and from Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. — Delta airlines made the decision to suspend all flights entering and leaving the Peoria International Airport. This decision is directly related to the COVID-19 outbreak. Once the...
May 24, 2020
Local COVID roundup 5/24- No new deaths reported in 24 hours
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department did not report any new COVID-19 related deaths in the past 24 hours for the Tri-County region. That ends the two day streak where deaths w...
May 24, 2020
Peoria, IL, USA
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