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Local COVID roundup 10/13: Woodford hits 500 cases, 9 deaths
PEORIA, Ill. — Woodford County reached 500 COVID-19 cases on the same day it saw its ninth COVID-related death. Peoria City/County Health Department said Tuesday a man in his 90s who lived at He...
Oct 13, 2020
Local high school reports 2 new COVID cases
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. — Illinois Valley Central High School students, staff, and parents received word Tuesday afternoon two individuals within the school have tested positive for COVID-19. Principa...
Oct 13, 2020
McConnell slates October revote on GOP COVID relief plan
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says that he's scheduling a vote regarding a GOP COVID-19 relief bill for later this month. He says aid to hard-hit businesses shouldn't be hel...
Oct 13, 2020
OSF Healthcare Foundation President Hammerton joining Bradley administration
PEORIA, Ill. — Bradley University announced Tuesday it’s bringing back a familiar face to its front office. Longtime OSF HealthCare Foundation President Tom Hammerton has been hired by the...
Oct 13, 2020
PPS superintendent presents updated back-to-school plan
PEORIA, Ill. — Another group of Peoria Public Schools students will return to the classroom on October 26. Kindergarten and 1st graders were back in schools October 5. Special Education students...
Oct 13, 2020
Local COVID roundup 10/12: 6,600 since start of pandemic
PEORIA, Ill. — Three COVID deaths over the weekend throughout Peoria and Tazewell Counties have increased the tri-county total — which includes Woodford — to 103. The Tazewell deaths...
Oct 12, 2020
State COVID roundup 10/12: state nears 9,000 deaths
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The statewide seven-day positivity rate for COVID-19 has risen to 4.3%. Illinois Department of Public Health reported Monday 2,742 people since Sunday throughout Illinois tes...
Oct 12, 2020
Gilmore Foundation/Reditus Labs providing rapid COVID tests to PPS
PEORIA, Ill. — A donation to Peoria Public Schools will help middle and high school students return to the classroom sooner than expected. The Gilmore Foundation, founded by former Caterpillar P...
Oct 12, 2020
State COVID roundup 10/11: 9 deaths reported
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday reported 2,727 new cases of COVID-19, including nine additional deaths statewide. The state’s preliminary seven-day p...
Oct 12, 2020
Overnight crash sends two people to the hospital
PEORIA, Ill. — The intersection of Sheridan and McClure was closed early Monday morning after a crash in Peoria that happened just before 4 a.m. Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Michael Hughes said t...
Oct 12, 2020
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