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MTHS opts for all remote learning
***UPDATE*** MTHS will be going to all-remote learning until Sept. 8, pending board of education approval. The following e-mail was sent Monday afternoon from Superintendent Sean O’Laughlin to d...
Aug 23, 2020
State COVID roundup 8/23: 50k the new norm
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Sunday marked five straight days of 50,000-plus COVID-19 tests administered across the state of Illinois. The Illinois Department of Public Health said 54,351 people took par...
Aug 23, 2020
World hits 800,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths
NEW YORK - The world hit a grim coronavirus milestone Saturday with 800,000 confirmed deaths and close to 23 million confirmed cases. That's according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University. Gove...
Aug 22, 2020
Corpse found along river, Tazewell Co. authorities ID body
***UPDATE*** Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley has identified the body as that of 42-year-old Phillip Winger. Pekin Police and Illinois State Police had issued an Endangered Missing Person Adviso...
Aug 22, 2020
Students say safety is out of Bradley’s hands
PEORIA, Ill. — When Bradley University begins classes on Wednesday, Aug. 24, students will be following social distancing and mask protocols in an effort to keep the virus out of classrooms. Stu...
Aug 21, 2020
Par-A-Dice possibly partnering with FanDuel for mobile sports betting
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — FanDuel will be entering the Illinois market for online sports gambling, and they might be partnering with Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino in East Peoria to do so. FanDuel posted inf...
Aug 21, 2020
Local COVID roundup 8/21: lower increase than week’s average
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties combined between Thursday and Friday for 70 new cases of COVID-19. Peoria County accounted for the largest increase, 32, Tazewell had 28 an...
Aug 21, 2020
And the winner is....
Congrats to Tammy Panier of Henry, the winner of the 16 canisters of Clorox Wipes from Carter Paper & Packaging!
Aug 21, 2020
BU Prez says no tuition cuts; students sound off
PEORIA, Ill. — Bradley President Stephen Standifird sent out an e-mail Thursday night to students, in which he addressed concerns over tuition and fees, with some classes set only to be offered ...
Aug 21, 2020
State COVID roundup 8/21: record testing numbers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — COVID-19 cases throughout Illinois rose back above 2,000 as the state broke its own record between Thursday and Friday for the most tests ever conducted in one 24-hour period...
Aug 21, 2020
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