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AG Barr submits resignation letter
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Bill Barr has told President Donald Trump he will be vacating his post. Trump made the announcement via Twitter: Just had a very nice meeting with Attorney General ...
Jeremy Scott Dec 14, 2020
Peoria Police head Marion announces retirement
PEORIA, Ill. — Just after his two-year anniversary of being named Peoria Chief of Police, Loren Marion announced on Monday he will be stepping down effective Jan. 22, 2021. “This is someth...
Jeremy Scott Dec 14, 2020
Local COVID roundup 12/14: another young death
PEORIA, Ill. — For the second time in the past week, a person in their 20s from Peoria County has died due to COVID-19. The Peoria City/County Health Department Monday reported the female in her...
Dalton Kemper Dec 14, 2020
Illinois receives first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The state of Illinois Monday received approximately 43,000 doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine at the Illinois Strategic National Stockpile (SNS). It’s the first sh...
Dalton Kemper Dec 14, 2020
Illinois SNAP recipients have new online option with ALDI
CHICAGO — Over 2 million Illinois families have a new place to shop online for groceries using SNAP. Gov. J-B Pritzker on Monday announced a partnership with ALDI, where SNAP recipients will be ...
Julia Bradley Dec 14, 2020
State COVID roundup 12/13: Over 7,000 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 7,216 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 848,904. Sunday’s report includ...
Julia Bradley Dec 14, 2020
Morton District 709 weekly COVID-19 update
MORTON, Ill. — Morton School District’s COVID-19 numbers from the week of Dec. 11 to the week of Dec. 18 remained relatively consistent, but student quarantines decreased dramatically beca...
Ben Pollard Dec 13, 2020
State COVID roundup 12/12: 127 more deaths
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health reported Saturday 8,737 new and probable COVID-19 cases to go along with 127 additional deaths. Testing labs across the state collect...
Ben Pollard Dec 12, 2020
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to arrive in states Monday
WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's first COVID-19 vaccine will begin arriving in states Monday morning, U.S. officials said Saturday, after the government gave the final go-ahead to the shots needed to en...
Ben Pollard Dec 12, 2020
President Trump supporters to rally in Washington D.C. Saturday
WASHINGTON (AP) – Supporters of President Donald Trump are returning to Washington on Saturday for a pair of rallies to back his efforts to subvert the election results. The rallies come a month...
Ben Pollard Dec 12, 2020

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