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Update: Suspect responsible for stabbing officer identified
UPDATE — The Tazewell County Coroner’s Office announced the suspect responsible for stabbing the East Peoria police officer was 19-year old Joshua A. Crites. Crites was shot and killed ear...
Julia Bradley Feb 02, 2021
Resident hospitalized for smoke inhalation after accidental fire
PEORIA, Ill. — The resident of a home at 5622 N. Fountaindale Dr. was hospitalized due to smoke inhalation after a Monday evening fire. Peoria Firefighters responded just before 5:30 p.m. on rep...
Dalton Kemper Feb 01, 2021
Local COVID roundup 2/1: Hospital bed availability increases
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department Monday announced 44 people were in area hospitals with COVID-19 or suspected cases. That’s a decrease of seven from Friday, when 51 ...
Dalton Kemper Feb 01, 2021
Rossi: V70X comes from U.K. variant of COVID-19
PEKIN, Ill. – Illinois’ first known cases of a variant of COVID-19, found in DuPage County, were detected at Pekin’s Reditus Labs last week. Reditus Laboratories CEO Dr. Aaron Rossi ...
Julia Bradley Feb 01, 2021
State COVID roundup 2/1: almost 1 million doses given
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The state of Illinois as of Tuesday is projected to have administered a million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Illinois Department of Public Health on Monday reported 14,422 ...
Jeremy Scott Feb 01, 2021
State COVID roundup 1/31: Positivity dips below 4%
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,428 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases since the pandemic began to 1,126,301. Sunday’s...
Julia Bradley Feb 01, 2021
IHSA provides more event attendance details
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) announced a spectator limit at sporting events will limit attendance to either 25 or 50 individuals, depending on the region’...
Ben Pollard Jan 31, 2021
Traffic Collision Alert for Peoria County
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria County Sheriff’s Office issued a traffic collision alert for Peoria County early Sunday morning. Citizens who are involved in vehicle crashes where no one is inju...
Ben Pollard Jan 31, 2021
Underground parking deck fire Saturday evening
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Firefighters and Paramedics responded to a call Saturday evening at 125 SW. Jefferson St. shortly after 4 p.m. When they arrived, crews found light smoke emerging from unde...
Ben Pollard Jan 31, 2021
State COVID roundup 1/30: statewide positivity down slightly
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health Saturday announced 3,345 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, as well as 65 deaths. In past 24 hours, labs have collected 10...
Ben Pollard Jan 30, 2021

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