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State COVID roundup 1/10: Statewide positivity down
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois health officials reported 4,711 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, including 81 additional deaths as the state’s positivity rate dropped following a recent incre...
Julia Bradley Jan 11, 2021
CityLink resumes services impacted by COVID-19
PEORIA, Ill. — On Monday, CityLink is resuming peak hour weekday bus service on routes that were recently reduced or suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Returning bus services in Peoria incl...
Julia Bradley Jan 11, 2021
Chicago shooting spree leaves 3 dead, 4 injured
CHICAGO, Ill. — At least three people are dead, including the gunman, and at least four others were injured following multiple shootings Saturday afternoon across Chicago and Evanston, according...
Ben Pollard Jan 10, 2021
Morton School District 709 COVID update: cases and quarantines rise
MORTON, Ill. — As of Friday, Jan. 8, 17 students were diagnosed with COVID-19, and 77 were in quarantine across Morton School District 709. Three staff members had coronavirus, and eight were in...
Julia Bradley Jan 09, 2021
State COVID roundup 1/9: over 100 new deaths
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health reported Saturday 6,717 new confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases, as well 101 additional deaths. As of Friday night, 3,589 people we...
Julia Bradley Jan 09, 2021
Jaws of Life used to rescue person after Friday afternoon accident
PEORIA, Ill. — The Jaws of Life had to be used Friday afternoon by the Peoria Fire Department in response to an accident in the 2800 block of SW Washington St. just before 2:00 p.m. that involve...
Dalton Kemper Jan 09, 2021
New Year’s at the gym: Different in a pandemic
PEORIA, Ill. — New Year’s may look different to start 2021 for local gyms, but it also has a similar feel to previous years. According to Statista, exercising more is Americans top New Yea...
Dalton Kemper Jan 08, 2021
Twitter permanently suspends President Donald Trump
Twitter has permanently suspended the account of President Donald Trump. Twitter released the following statement pertaining to the suspension: “After close review of recent Tweets from the @rea...
Dalton Kemper Jan 08, 2021
Local missing kayaker found dead
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. — Sarah Gray, a 45-year-old woman who went missing Thursday evening after kayaking in the Illinois River, has been found dead, according to Illinois Conservation Police. Gray...
Dalton Kemper Jan 08, 2021
Local COVID roundup 1/8: 13 area deaths
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department Friday reported 13 new area deaths due to COVID-19 throughout Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford counties. Of those, more than half were reside...
Dalton Kemper Jan 08, 2021

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