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UPDATE: Man found dead in woods identified as missing person
UPDATE 1:30 p.m. — The man found in the woods Tuesday afternoon has been identified by Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood as 39-year-old Antwan Freeman. A missing persons report was filed regar...
Jeremy Scott Apr 13, 2021

Local COVID roundup 4/13: hospital beds in use drop by double digits
PEORIA, Ill. — A combined three people from Peoria and Woodford Counties between Monday and Tuesday passed away from COVID-19. In Woodford County, a man in his 70s and one in his 80s both succum...
Jeremy Scott Apr 13, 2021

State COVID roundup 4/13: More than 2,000 hospitalized
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Tuesday reported 2,028 Illinois were hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Monday night. Of those, 466 were in the ICU and 185 were...
Dalton Kemper Apr 13, 2021

Peoria County offering one-day Moderna vaccine clinic Wednesday
PEORIA, Ill. — After the announcement Tuesday morning that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine would be put on hold, Peoria County is now holding a one-day Moderna vaccine clinic Wednesday, April ...
Dalton Kemper Apr 13, 2021

Tri-County pausing Johnson & Johnson vaccine clinics
***UPDATE*** 4/13/21 4:15 P.M. The Tazewell County Health Department has announced its pop-up clinic scheduled for Thursday will convert to a Pfizer site from its scheduled J&J site. It will run f...
Julia Bradley Apr 13, 2021

U.S. to call for pause on Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) – U.S. federal health agencies on Tuesday recommended pausing the use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine after six recipients developed a rare disorder involving blood c...
Julia Bradley Apr 13, 2021

Peoria School District delays vote on year-round schooling
PEORIA, Ill. — Despite earlier hopes to hold a vote this month on the matter, Peoria Public School District 150 on Monday night announced it would hold off on deciding whether or not the distric...
Jeremy Scott Apr 12, 2021

Peoria Police seeking help locating missing man
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria Police Department is seeking help from the public in locating 39-year-old Antwan T. Freeman. Freeman is described as a black male and approximately 5'10" tall, 180lbs, ...
Dalton Kemper Apr 12, 2021

Another round of J&J shots to be available locally
PEKIN, Ill. — The Tazewell County Health Department has announced another round of single dose Johnson & Johnson vaccines will be available this week at the Veterans Memorial Ice Rink in Pek...
Jeremy Scott Apr 12, 2021

Dead body found in Pekin fire; murder ruled
***UPDATE*** 4/13/21 3 P.M. Ingles said the fire was the result of a first degree murder. The deceased has been identified as 31-year-old Kailey Windish. Pekin Police and the Pekin Fire Department col...
Jeremy Scott Apr 12, 2021
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