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Biden administration to purchase millions more vaccine doses to curb virus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration will purchase 200 million more coronavirus vaccines and funnel more to states now, in a bid to deliver on the U.S. president's promise to curb the...
Jeremy Scott Jan 26, 2021
State COVID roundup 1/26: Positivity rate staying under 5%
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Tuesday reported 3,667 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 throughout the state, including 87 deaths. However, the st...
Dalton Kemper Jan 26, 2021
Top U.S. Capitol security officials apologize for ‘failings’ in Jan. 6 attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top U.S. Capitol security officials apologized on Tuesday for “failings” during the deadly attack on the building by followers of then-President Donald Trump i...
Julia Bradley Jan 26, 2021
Coroner’s Office releases Mobile Morgue
PEORIA, Ill. — Over the past few months, the Peoria County Coroner’s Office has used a Mobile Morgue to ensure, despite a rising number of local deaths, families’ loved ones were pro...
Julia Bradley Jan 26, 2021
Collins: Snow, rain and freezing rain mix Tuesday
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria area really didn’t get much in the way of snow Monday night. News partner 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins told WMBD’s “The Greg and Dan Show...
Julia Bradley Jan 26, 2021
Less than 1% of Peoria staff, students test COVID positive during first week back
PEORIA, Ill. — Over 9,500 Peoria Public Schools students returned last week to in-person learning, and a good number of them were given COVID-19 tests during their first week back. The numbers w...
Jeremy Scott Jan 25, 2021
Citing COVID restrictions, GP Farm Show canceled
PEORIA, Ill. — The Greater Peoria Farm Show had been scheduled for Dec. 1-3, 2020, but then was pushed back to March 9-11, 2021, with hopes COVID-19 restrictions would ease up. The show on Monda...
Jeremy Scott Jan 25, 2021
State COVID roundup 1/25: Fewer than 3,000 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Monday reported fewer than 3,000 new COVID-19 cases across the state in addition to 49 new deaths. Overall, 2,944 cases were r...
Dalton Kemper Jan 25, 2021
Local COVID roundup 1/25: Positivity rate under 6%
PEORIA, Ill. — The rolling seven-day positivity rate across Region 2 of Illinois has continued to decrease and now sits at 5.6%. Since the region has been below 6.5% for three consecutive days, ...
Dalton Kemper Jan 25, 2021
Region 2 returning to Phase 4 Restore Illinois mitigations
PEORIA, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health announced on Monday that Region 2, which includes Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford Counties, will return to Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois g...
Julia Bradley Jan 25, 2021

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