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LaHood discusses the House’s next move with aid package
PEORIA, Ill. — The Senate Wednesday night passed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion aid package to help American businesses, workers and health care systems reeling from the coronavirus pandemic. So...
Julia Bradley Mar 26, 2020
U.S. unemployment claims soar to 3.3 million
NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. stock futures are rebounding after the U.S. government said nearly 3.3 million people filed for unemployment benefits last week, a dramatic indication of the impact of the c...
Julia Bradley Mar 26, 2020
Man injured in Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police are investigating a shooting that occurred around 9:50 p.m. Wednesday, leaving a man wounded. A Shot Spotter alert called officers to the 500 block of Hanssler Place...
Julia Bradley Mar 26, 2020
Senate passes coronavirus rescue package on unanimous vote
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate has passed an unparalleled $2.2 trillion economic rescue package steering aid to businesses, workers and health care systems engulfed by the coronavirus pandemic. Th...
Julia Bradley Mar 26, 2020
Ds, Rs in House, Senate find common ground on remote voting
WASHINGTON, D.C. — With uncertainty looming over how long the coronavirus pandemic will last, and thus uncertainty over how long social distancing will need to be practiced, members of both the ...
Jeremy Scott Mar 25, 2020
President Trump says Senate is “very close” to passing historic bill
WASHINGTON — At the daily COVID-19 task force briefing, President Trump said that Republicans and Democrats in the Senate are “very close” to passing an emergency relief bill. The pr...
Dalton Kemper Mar 25, 2020
Tri-County area COVID-19 count at nine; Tazewell has first positive case
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department announced one new COVID-19 case Wednesday at the daily news conference. This brings the local total in the Tri-County area to nine. There ...
Dalton Kemper Mar 25, 2020
IDPH announces 330 new COVID-19 cases, three more deaths
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Wednesday announced 330 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including three deaths; a Kane County man in his 90s, a Cook County...
Dalton Kemper Mar 25, 2020
No case of COVID-19 in PIA air control tower
PEORIA, Ill. — There was not a COVID-19 case in the Peoria International Airport control tower. “The case was actually not in the tower,” said Gene Olson, Peoria Director of Airports...
Kristina Leahy Mar 25, 2020
With limited supply, local hospitals must prioritize COVID-19 testing
PEORIA, Ill. — The number of positive cases of COVID-19 in the Tri-County area are still low. But, expect that to change in the next week or two. Keith Knepp, President and CEO of UnityPoint Hea...
Julia Bradley Mar 25, 2020

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