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Local COVID roundup 3/16: Hospital bed usage on the rise
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department Tuesday reported 35 patients with COVID-19 were in area hospitals, up from Monday’s total of 27. 11 of the patients in area hospital...
Dalton Kemper Mar 16, 2021

State COVID roundup 3/16: case count more than doubles
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A day after the state of Illinois recorded its lowest 24-hour COVID-19 case count since July, with just over 700, close to 2,000 people tested positive. Illinois Department o...
Jeremy Scott Mar 16, 2021

Moderna begins study of COVID-19 vaccine in kids
(Reuters) – Moderna Inc has begun dosing patients in a mid-to-late stage study of its COVID-19 vaccine, mRNA-1273, in children aged six months to less than 12 years, the company said on Tuesday....
Julia Bradley Mar 16, 2021

PPS families weigh in on year-round schooling
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Public Schools is considering moving to a “balanced calendar” in the 2022-2023 school year. Parents are being asked to give their input on the potential change ...
Julia Bradley Mar 16, 2021

Bradley a No. 11 seed for the NCAA Women’s Tournament
SAN ANTONIO — After defeating the Drake Bulldogs in the Missouri Valley Conference championship Sunday 78-70, Bradley women’s basketball awaited their seeding for the NCAA Women’s To...
Dalton Kemper Mar 15, 2021

Local COVID roundup 3/15: One area death over weekend
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department Monday reported one new area death due to COVID-19 over the weekend, a Peoria County male in his 60s. Overall, 172 new cases have been rep...
Dalton Kemper Mar 15, 2021

State COVID roundup 3/15: Fewer than 1,000 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Monday reported just 782 new cases of COVID-19 throughout the state, including 12 additional deaths. It’s the first time...
Dalton Kemper Mar 15, 2021

NE Monroe home damaged by fire
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria firefighters were called around 7 a.m. Monday to the 2300 block of NE Monroe for a house fire. Fire Battalion Chief Steve Rada said first crews on the scene reported smoke ...
Julia Bradley Mar 15, 2021

CEFCU purchases several branches of Simmons Bank
PEORIA, Ill. — CEFCU is expanding its operations with the purchase of four Illinois branches of Simmons Bank near St. Louis. The purchase includes locations in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Columbia, Ed...
Julia Bradley Mar 15, 2021

Peoria home destroyed by early morning fire
PEORIA,Ill. — Firefighters were called to the 2200 block of W. Howett early Monday morning on reports of a house fire. Fire Battalion Chief Ralph Phillips said crews found heavy fire and smoke c...
Julia Bradley Mar 15, 2021
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