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Britain’s Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth, dies aged 99
LONDON (Reuters) -Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth and a leading figure in the British royal family for almost seven decades, has died aged 99, Buckingham Palace said on Friday. The Duke ...
Jeremy Scott Apr 09, 2021

Local health officials urge vaccinations amid surge in cases
PEORIA, Ill. — Local health officials and professionals at Thursday’s weekly Peoria City/County Health Department briefing urged local residents to get vaccinated amid a COVID-19 case surg...
Dalton Kemper Apr 08, 2021

Local COVID roundup 4/8: 10 days of hospital increases
PEORIA, Ill. — 275 residents of Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties between Wednesday and Thursday tested positive for COVID-19. 165 of the residents reside in Peoria, 83 live in Tazewell, a...
Jeremy Scott Apr 08, 2021

State COVID roundup 4/8: New daily vaccine record
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Thursday reported a one-day record 154,201 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Wednesday. Overall, more than 6.7 million do...
Dalton Kemper Apr 08, 2021

Peoria Police make arrest in Tuesday shooting
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police have made an arrest regarding a Tuesday afternoon shooting in the 1800 block of N. North. Officers found an adult male at the scene with a gunshot wound to the hand ...
Dalton Kemper Apr 07, 2021

Local COVID roundup 4/7: More than 350 new cases
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department (PCCHD) Wednesday reported 369 new area cases of COVID-19 throughout Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford counties. Peoria County added the highe...
Dalton Kemper Apr 07, 2021

Peoria High placed on lockdown Wednesday morning
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria High School was placed on lockdown Wednesday morning due to an incident involving an unloaded gun. The lockdown went into place at 10 a.m. Wednesday but was lifted around n...
Dalton Kemper Apr 07, 2021

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
Peoria, IL, USA
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