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State COVID roundup 2/11: another vax milestone
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The state of Illinois has surpassed 1.5 million coronavirus vaccines given. Numbers released Thursday by the Illinois Department of Public Health showed 69,029 doses administ...
Jeremy Scott Feb 11, 2021

Remote learning announced for Thurs. at Peoria schools
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Public Schools students have been instructed to stay home for a Thursday virtual learning day. The National Weather Service was forecasting temperatures to dip into the low...
Jeremy Scott Feb 10, 2021

COVID claims another Peoria restaurant
PEORIA, Ill. — A popular Italian eatery has announced it will not reopen its doors. In a Facebook post, Biaggi’s Ristorante Italiano thanked the community for its support. We've made the d...
Jeremy Scott Feb 10, 2021

Local COVID roundup 2/10: Regional hospital statistics improving
PEORIA, Ill. — Region 2 of Illinois, which encompasses Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford counties, had some much improved hospital statistics within the last 24 hours. ICU bed capacity jumped by 2% ...
Dalton Kemper Feb 10, 2021

State COVID roundup 2/10: above average vax count
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The amount of COVID-19 vaccines administered between Tuesday and Wednesday to Illinoisans reached a number significantly higher than the daily average. 62,923 doses were give...
Jeremy Scott Feb 10, 2021

Illinois expanding Phase 1B eligibility on Feb. 25
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois is making plans to expand Phase 1B eligibility on Feb. 25, in light of a steady increase the availability of COVID-19 vaccines statewide. In a statement on Wednesday...
Julia Bradley Feb 10, 2021

Rep. Bustos: More funding coming for more vaccinations
PEORIA, Ill. — Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) was in Peoria today to tour the Heddington Oaks COVID-19 vaccination facility. Bustos said she was impressed with the facility, saying it ran li...
Dalton Kemper Feb 10, 2021

Georgia launches criminal probe into Trump efforts to overturn 2020 election result: letter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Prosecutors in Fulton County, Georgia, are investigating Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the Southern state’s 2020 presidential election results, according...
Julia Bradley Feb 10, 2021

Peoria Police make another arrest related to Jan. 29 homicide
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police have made another arrest in connection with the Jan. 29 shooting that killed 31-year-old Jevon Gilliam at a gas station at the intersection of SW Adams and S. Easton...
Dalton Kemper Feb 09, 2021

Peoria City Council approves special use for sober living facility
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City Council Tuesday night approved a special use for a sober living facility that will be located at 2419 N. Prospect Rd. Occupancy in the building will be limited to ...
Dalton Kemper Feb 09, 2021
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