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Local COVID roundup 9/24: Tazewell female dies
PEORIA, Ill. — A woman from Tazewell County in her 70s has passed away from coronavirus complications, the county’s 24th such death and the 74th for Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford, combine...
Sep 24, 2020
Area residents gather for opening ceremony of Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — Area residents gathered Thursday, while observing facial covering and social distancing protocols, in East Peoria to attend the opening ceremony of the Vietnam Traveling Memo...
Sep 24, 2020
Peoria library branches closed after employee tests positive for COVID
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Public Library’s North and Lakeview branches are closed after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. The Library’s Executive Director Randall Yelverton said ...
Sep 24, 2020
Jobless claims at 870,000 as fraud and backlogs cloud data
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid rose slightly last week to 870,000, a historically high figure that shows that the viral pandemic is still squeezing restaurants, a...
Sep 24, 2020
Park district votes to remove Columbus statue from Bradley Park
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria Park District voted 4-2 Wednesday night to remove a statue of explorer Christopher Columbus from Bradley Park, replacing it with green space. The move follows several t...
Sep 24, 2020
State COVID roundup 9/23: over 1,500 once again in hospitals
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health on Wednesday added 1,848 cases of COVID-19 and 22 deaths related to the virus to the state totals. Labs throughout the state reported...
Sep 23, 2020
Local COVID roundup 9/23: Tazewell death total rises
PEORIA, Ill. — In addition to 107 new local COVID-19 cases, one virus-related death also occurred during the Tuesday-Wednesday reporting period. The life of a Tazewell County man in his 70s, who...
Sep 23, 2020
Peoria Co. Election Commission unveils ballot drop boxes
PEORIA, Ill. — Avoid the lines, vote by mail. The Illinois State Legislature at the end of May and Gov. J-B Pritzker at the end of June signed legislation that addressed holding an election duri...
Sep 23, 2020
Grand jury indicts 1 police officer in Breonna Taylor death
***UPDATE*** LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky grand jury brought no charges against Louisville police for the killing of Breonna Taylor during a drug raid gone wrong, with prosecutors saying Wednesda...
Sep 23, 2020
Gale Sayers, Bears Hall of Fame running back, dies at 77
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Bears Hall of Fame running back Gale Sayers has died. Sayers made his mark as one of the NFL's best all-purpose running backs and was later celebrated for his enduring friendshi...
Sep 23, 2020
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