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State COVID roundup 4/7: 24-hour vax total over 30k higher than daily avg.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Close to 4,000 people throughout Illinois between Tuesday and Wednesday received positive COVID-19 test results. Illinois Department of Public Health reported 3,790 new cases...
Jeremy Scott Apr 07, 2021
Fire prompts demo of West Bluff house
PEORIA, Ill. — A Peoria house was awaiting emergency demolition after an early Wednesday morning blaze. The Peoria Fire Department was dispatched around 3:00 to 715 W. MacQueen Ave. Upon their a...
Jeremy Scott Apr 07, 2021
Ali: Peoria Mayor’s race far from finished
PEORIA, Ill. — Dr. Rita Ali led the Peoria Mayoral race for most of Tuesday night over Councilman Jim Montelongo, but the final data dump of the night put Montelongo on top by 73 votes. However,...
Jeremy Scott Apr 06, 2021
April 6 Election Results (FINAL)
***LAST UPDATED 4/21/21 11:50 A.M.*** PEORIA COUNTY — 169 of 169 precincts reporting City of Peoria Mayor Rita Ali — 50.13% (8,240 votes) Jim Montelongo — 49.87% (8,197 votes) City o...
Dalton Kemper Apr 06, 2021
State COVID roundup 4/6: new cases approach 3k
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Nearly 3,000 Illinoisans — 2,931 — found out between Monday and Tuesday they have the coronavirus. 13 died of the virus during that time. 95,188 doses of the vacc...
Jeremy Scott Apr 06, 2021
West Bluff shooting Tues. injures 1
***UPDATE*** 4/6/21 4:30 P.M. PPD Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said the male victim was taken to a hospital, and his injuries were non-life-threatening. She also said there was no suspect inf...
Jeremy Scott Apr 06, 2021
Local COVID roundup 4/6/21: as cases rise, J&J shot to be offered in all 3 counties
PEORIA, Ill. — 172 residents of Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties found out between Monday and Tuesday they tested positive for COVID-19. 96 of those cases are Peoria residents, 74 are Taz...
Jeremy Scott Apr 06, 2021
All American adults to be eligible for COVID-19 vaccine by April 19 – Biden
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday moved up the COVID-19 vaccine eligibility target for all American adults to April 19, but warned that with new virus variants spreading...
Jeremy Scott Apr 06, 2021
Election Day races to watch
PEORIA, Ill. — Tuesday is Election Day. Some of the key races: Peoria Mayor – Jim Montelongo vs. Rita Ali Peoria City Clerk – Stefanie Tarr vs. Shawn Allen Peoria City Council Distri...
Jeremy Scott Apr 06, 2021
PPD responds Mon. night to gunfire
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police were on the scene Monday night of a gunshot with injury. Officers were called around 8:30 to the 500 block of Gift Ave. There, a man was initially said to be shot in the c...
Jeremy Scott Apr 05, 2021

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