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Local COVID roundup 5/11: hospital beds in use drop below triple digits
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria-Tazewell-Woodford tri-county on Tuesday added four deaths to its overall totals. A Tazewell woman in her 70s died. Peoria accounted for the other three, with a man in h...
Jeremy Scott May 11, 2021
State COVID roundup 5/11: State surpasses 10 million vaccinations
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Tuesday reported the state has surpassed 10 million vaccine doses administered. More than 58,000 doses were reported to have b...
Dalton Kemper May 11, 2021
Local leaders pushing to make Peoria global hub for biotech
PEORIA, Ill. — Local leaders held an informational meeting Tuesday for Peoria Bio-Made, a push to make the city a global hub in the biotech industry. Jacob Becraft, co-founder and CEO of Strand ...
Dalton Kemper May 11, 2021
Montelongo concedes, announces lawsuit
PEORIA, Ill. — Jim Montelongo on Tuesday announced he has conceded the Peoria mayoral race to Mayor Rita Ali, but that he is also filing a lawsuit against the Election Commission. Montelongo los...
Julia Bradley May 11, 2021
U.S. children ages 12 to 15 could begin COVID-19 vaccinations Thursday
(Reuters) -U.S. regulators authorized Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in children as young as 12 and said they could begin receiving shots as soon as Thursday, widening the countr...
Julia Bradley May 11, 2021
Peoria Schools prepare fall launch of LGBTQ curriculum
PEORIA, Ill. — With the goal of providing more LGBTQ-friendly education to grades kindergarten through 12 starting in fall 2021, the Peoria School District 150 Board of Education on Monday night...
Jeremy Scott May 11, 2021
Discovery recount confirms Rita Ali as winner of mayoral race
PEORIA, Ill. — The results of the Peoria Mayoral Election still stand after a discovery recount was completed Monday by the Peoria County Election Commission. The recount was requested by Mayor ...
Dalton Kemper May 10, 2021
U.S. authorizes Pfizer/BioNTech COVID vaccine for children 12 to 15
(Reuters) – U.S. regulators on Monday authorized Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in children as young as 12, widening the country’s inoculation program as vaccination ...
Jeremy Scott May 10, 2021
State COVID roundup 5/10: Nearing 10 million vaccines administered
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Monday reported that more than 9,975,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Illinois. More than 70,000 doses wer...
Dalton Kemper May 10, 2021
Woman hospitalized after Monday morning house fire
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics responded Monday morning around 10:40 a.m. to 711 W. Eleanor Pl. on reports of a house fire. Crews first on scene found smoke coming from the open fr...
Dalton Kemper May 10, 2021

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