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Local COVID roundup 9/16: triple-digit case count, one additional death
PEORIA, Ill. — A burst of 109 COVID-19 tests between Tuesday and Wednesday came back positive throughout Peoria, Woodford, and Tazewell Counties, and yet another person has died. The Peoria City...
Sep 16, 2020
State COVID roundup 9/16: 50k+ tests given
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois as a state remained under 2,000 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday as labs took in 52,311 tests. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,941 throughout the sta...
Sep 16, 2020
Big Ten Football set to return in October
Big Ten is going to give fall football a shot after all. Less than five weeks after pushing fall sports to spring in the name of player safety during the pandemic, the conference changed course Wednes...
Sep 16, 2020
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
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