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Local COVID recoveries hit 70%
PEORIA, Ill. — Tri-county COVID-19 cases went up Wednesday by four, to 221. Three of those new cases were reported in Peoria, giving the county 148, while Tazewell had one new case, making its t...
May 13, 2020
Ezike: Expect increase in cases with increased testing in Illinois
CHICAGO, Ill. — Dr. Ngozi Ezike with the Illinois Department of Public Health shared pride for local health departments and said local health officials are making decisions based on science. Ezi...
May 13, 2020
Health Department reports 221 COVID-19 cases for Tri-County
PEORIA, Ill. — The Tri-County region has reached a total of 221 confirmed cases of COVID-19. ‘ There are 148 confirmed cases in Peoria County, 58 in Tazewell, and Woodford remains at 15. 7...
May 13, 2020
General Assembly to take up work May 20 in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois House will convene in Springfield for three days next week to take up its spring session workload long delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. A letter from De...
May 13, 2020
Details for the Heart of Illinois reopening plan
PEORIA, Ill. — A local plan to Governor J.B. Pritzker has been revealed. Several mayors around central Illinois and the Peoria City/County Health Department have gathered to create the Heart of ...
May 13, 2020
CDC guidance more restrictive than White House
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) – Advice from the nation’s top disease control experts on how to safely reopen businesses and institutions in the coronavirus pandemic included detailed instructive ...
May 13, 2020
Illinois General Assembly is urged back to Springfield
CHICAGO – Governor J.B. Pritzker is urging Illinois lawmakers to reconvene and address financial concerns caused by the pandemic. The governor says it’s time for the General Assembly to he...
May 12, 2020
Council approves resolution for small local retailers
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City Council Tuesday night unanimously approved a resolution that will be sent to Governor J.B Pritzker for local non-essential retail businesses. Big box stores are op...
May 12, 2020
Peoria judge rules in favor of Pritzker venue change request in RC Outfitters case
PEORIA, Ill. — In a small victory for Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Peoria County Judge Derek Asbury has ruled the lawsuit filed by RC Outfitters and owner/operator Adam White must be heard in Sangamon Co...
May 12, 2020
Tri-county cases increase as Pekin prepares new testing site
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria-Tazewell-Woodford tri-county region’s COVID-19 case total has risen to 217. 145 have been recorded in Peoria, 57 in Tazewell, and 15 in Woodford. There were no de...
May 12, 2020
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