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OSF Saint Francis bringing back elective services
PEORIA, Ill. — OSF HealthCare will restart non-emergency procedures and surgical services at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center beginning Monday. In a release on Saturday, OSF HealthCare said the ...
Julia Bradley May 09, 2020
Rock ‘n’ Roll pioneer Little Richard dies at 87
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Little Richard, the self-proclaimed "architect of rock 'n' roll," has died. He was 87. Pastor Bill Minson, a close friend of Little Richard's, told The Associated Press that Li...
Julia Bradley May 09, 2020
Trump says ‘no rush’ on more aid as jobless crisis grows
WASHINGTON (AP) – The next financial rescue plan may not show up for a while. President Donald Trump says he’s in “no rush” to negotiate another financial rescue bill. His comm...
Julia Bradley May 09, 2020
Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy dies from coronavirus
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Magician Roy Horn of the famed Las Vegas act Siegfried & Roy has died of complications from the coronavirus. He was 75. Publicist Dave Kirvin said in a statement that Horn d...
Julia Bradley May 09, 2020
FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 A.M. (5/9)
…FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT SATURDAY… * WHAT…Record to near record low temperatures from 29 to 32 degrees are expected. A very light wind will also result in wid...
Julia Bradley May 09, 2020
Stolen vehicle with infant leads to six arrests
PEORIA, Ill. — Police arrest six individuals in connection with an incident that occurred after 1:00 p.m. Thursday on Peoria’s East Bluff, that involved a stolen vehicle with an infant ins...
Mike Sabol May 08, 2020
Pekin lab CEO discusses local work with COVID-19 testing
CHICAGO, Ill. — Dr. Aaron Rossi, CEO of Reditus Laboratories in Pekin, spoke during Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s daily COVID-19 briefing about the work that is being done locally. “Once COVI...
Kristina Leahy May 08, 2020
204 total cases of COVID-19 for the Tri-County
PEORIA, Ill. — There are 204 total confirmed cases for the Peoria-Tazewell-Woodford region. Health Administrator Monica Hendrickson said there are 133 positive cases in Peoria County, 56 in Taze...
Kristina Leahy May 08, 2020
2,887 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois
CHICAGO, Ill. — Dr. Ngozi Ezike said the Illinois Department of Public Health gets updated information out as quickly as possible. Ezike announced there are 2,887 new cases of COVID-19 in Illino...
Kristina Leahy May 08, 2020
Another plasma center coming to Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. — With plasma in high demand as science fervently seeks to find a cure or vaccine for COVID-19, donation locations are starting to sprout all over the world. Blood banks in the Peor...
Jeremy Scott May 08, 2020

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