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US outlines sweeping plan to provide free COVID-19 vaccines
WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal government outlined a sweeping plan Wednesday to make vaccines for COVID-19 available for free to all Americans, even as polls show a strong undercurrent of skepticism ri...
Sep 16, 2020
Overturned semi shuts down part of I-74 eastbound
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. — An overturned semi hauler on Eastbound I-74 shut down traffic heading into Peoria Wednesday morning. Illinois State Police said the accident occurred around 4:30 a.m. just ...
Sep 16, 2020
Classes at WIU canceled after shooting on campus
MACOMB, Ill. — Western Illinois University canceled classes Wednesday after a shooting on the Macomb campus Tuesday night. University officials said all online and in-person classes at both the ...
Sep 16, 2020
EP Council addresses water bill increase concerns
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — East Peoria City Council responded Tuesday night to recent concerns over water bills. Following an Aug. 1 rate hike, residents of the city have been voicing concern on social...
Sep 15, 2020
Over $200 million in grants available for Illinois small businesses
CHICAGO — Business owners in Illinois will be eligible to receive more funding in the form of grants due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, announced Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Applications for the Busi...
Sep 15, 2020
State COVID roundup 9/15: case count remains below 2k
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Newly reported positive coronavirus cases throughout Illinois remained Tuesday between 1,000 and 2,000, as the Illinois Department of Public Health said 1,466 people received...
Sep 15, 2020
Local COVID roundup 9/15: long-term care facility sees 2 deaths
PEORIA, Ill. — Two residents of Apostolic Christian Skylines passed away between Monday and Tuesday from COVID-19, according to the Peoria City/County Health Department. The department did not r...
Sep 15, 2020
Hunker In Your Bunker Rules
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Sep 15, 2020
Trump presides as Israel, 2 Arab states sign historic pacts
WASHINGTON (AP) - Declaring "the dawn of a new Middle East," President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed historic diplomatic pacts with Israel and two Gulf Arab nations that he hopes will lead to a new o...
Sep 15, 2020
Community invited to have a seat at “The Big Table”
PEORIA, Ill. — It’s time again to set The Big Table. Whereas the first-ever such event, which took place in 2019, was a one-day in-person affair, the 2020 version will be spread out, via Z...
Sep 15, 2020
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