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3 nabbed in shooting near Glen Oak School
		PEORIA, Ill. — A Tuesday morning shooting in Peoria’s East Bluff has landed three men in Peoria County Jail. Peoria Police responded around 8:00 to the 1000 block of E. Republic on two Sho...
			
				Jeremy Scott				May 05, 2021							
		Local COVID roundup 5/5: 4 deaths
		PEORIA, Ill. — The tri-county of Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford between Tuesday and Wednesday added four deaths related to COVID-19 to its totals. A woman from Peoria in her 40s died, and was no...
			
				Jeremy Scott				May 05, 2021							
		State COVID roundup 5/5: majority of IL adults have had at least 1 shot
		SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health reported as of Wednesday, 80% of Illinois senior citizens and 60% of all the state’s adults, overall, have gotten at least one ...
			
				Jeremy Scott				May 05, 2021							
		Pritzker: Illinois’ on track for Phase 5 by July
		SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — If COVID-19 numbers continue to improve in Illinois, Gov. J-B Pritzker says the state is on track to enter Phase Five of the Restore Illinois Plan in July. Chicago Mayor Lori...
			
				Julia Bradley				May 05, 2021							
		Trump still banned from Facebook but board calls for company review
		(Reuters) -Facebook Inc’s oversight board on Wednesday upheld the company’s suspension of former U.S. President Donald Trump but said the indefinite suspension was wrong, in a much-awaited...
			
				Julia Bradley				May 05, 2021							
		Afternoon shooting leaves one injured in Peoria
		PEORIA, Ill. — A man was shot in the chest Tuesday afternoon in Peoria. Public Information Officer Amy Dotson told news partner 25 News that three shotspotter alerts came in just before 4:30 p.m...
			
				Julia Bradley				May 05, 2021							
		One dead, four injured in multi-vehicle crash; victim ID’ed
		***UPDATE*** 5/5/21 3:15 P.M. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the person who died. He said 25-year-old Katherine King of West Peoria died instantly from multiple blunt force trauma ...
			
				Julia Bradley				May 05, 2021							
		Rita Ali sworn in as Peoria Mayor
		PEORIA, Ill. — History was made in Peoria, Illinois Tuesday night as the city saw the first Black person and first woman to assume the role of Peoria’s mayor. Dr. Rita Ali was sworn in Tue...
			
				Dalton Kemper				May 04, 2021							
		Avanti’s adding temporary closures due to low staff numbers
		PEORIA, Ill. — Avanti’s restaurants throughout the Peoria area Tuesday announced temporary closures are being put in place due to staffing issues. Avanti’s Main St., North Peoria, an...
			
				Dalton Kemper				May 04, 2021							
		Local COVID roundup 5/4: just over 100 new cases, no new deaths
		PEORIA, Ill. — The tri-county 24-hour COVID-19 reporting period between Monday and Tuesday brought back overall good news. No deaths related to the virus were recorded, and a relatively low 101 ...
			
				Jeremy Scott				May 04, 2021							
		
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