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Local COVID roundup 10/1: woman in her 40s succumbs
PEORIA, Ill. — A Peoria County woman in her 40s became the latest area casualty of coronavirus, after passing away during the Wednesday-Thursday reporting period. The woman did not live in a lon...
Jeremy Scott Oct 01, 2020
State COVID roundup 10/1: 65k tested
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A plethora of tests administered highlight Thursday’s COVID-19 report from the Illinois Department of Public Health. IDPH said 65,615 specimens were taken between Wedne...
Jeremy Scott Oct 01, 2020
NFL postpones Titans-Steelers game to later in the season
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The NFL has announced the Steelers-Titans game, originally scheduled for this Sunday, will be played later in the season another Titans player and staff member tested positive...
Julia Bradley Oct 01, 2020
U.S. layoffs remain elevated as 837,000 seek jobless aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits declined last week to a still-high 837,000, evidence that the economy is struggling to sustain a tentative recovery that b...
Julia Bradley Oct 01, 2020
Ali appointed to Illinois Housing Authority
PEORIA, Ill. — Gov. J-B Pritzker has appointed Peoria mayoral candidate and City Council Member Rita Ali to the Illinois Housing Development Authority. Ali currently serves as an at-large member...
Julia Bradley Oct 01, 2020
Arrest made in fatal Peoria crash
PEORIA, Ill. — In a release Wednesday night, Peoria Police said a second vehicle was involved in a crash last weekend that claimed the lives of four young women. Investigators believe the two ve...
Julia Bradley Oct 01, 2020
State COVID roundup 9/30: new cases over 2k
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,273 new cases of COVID-19 throughout the state. Additionally, the Tuesday-Wednesday reporting period saw 35 additional deaths....
Jeremy Scott Sep 30, 2020
Local COVID roundup 9/30: Peoria, Tazewell see deaths
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria and Tazewell Counties each experienced a COVID-19-related death in the Tuesday-Wednesday reporting period. Both deaths involved people in their 80s. The Peoria death was of...
Jeremy Scott Sep 30, 2020
Ameren upgrades natural gas systems in Peoria County
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria County is benefiting from an Ameren upgrade. Ameren Illinois is currently modernizing its natural gas system delivery that runs through Peoria County. Ameren’s Brian ...
Julia Bradley Sep 30, 2020
NFL postpones Steelers-Titans game
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Pittsburgh-Tennessee NFL game will be played either Monday or Tuesday due to positive coronavirus test results among the Titans. The NFL announced the switch on Wednesday. ...
Julia Bradley Sep 30, 2020

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