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KDB Group presents InterPlay Park to community Thursday
PEORIA, Ill. — Kim Blickenstaff’s KDB Group held a presentation Thursday night that allowed for community feedback on his idea of InterPlay Park, a park that would be built over I-74 betwe...
Dalton Kemper Jun 03, 2021
PCCHD talks return to normalcy as Phase 5 looms
PEORIA, Ill. — As COVID-19 new cases, hospitalizations, and vaccinations continue to trend in the right direction in the tri-county area and Illinois, a return to some sort of normalcy looms on ...
Dalton Kemper Jun 03, 2021
State COVID roundup 6/3: hospital beds in use drop below 1k
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health on Thursday reported 674 new COVID-19 cases throughout the state, to go along with 24 new deaths. A total of 997 Illinoisans as of We...
Jeremy Scott Jun 03, 2021
Local COVID roundup 6/3: ICU patient count remains in single digits
PEORIA, Ill. — No deaths and only 15 new cases highlighted Thursday’s Peoria City/County Health Department COVID-19 report. 10 of the new cases belong to Tazewell County, and all others ar...
Jeremy Scott Jun 03, 2021
Biden says U.S. to send 25 million COVID-19 vaccines around the world
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Thursday laid out how the United States would share some 25 million of a planned 80 million COVID-19 vaccine doses with the rest of the world. The United S...
Julia Bradley Jun 03, 2021
County stars set to perform at Tailgate N’ Tallboys festival
PEORIA, Ill. — One of the Midwest’s first outdoor music festivals of the summer begins Thursday night at Peoria’s Louisville Slugger Sports Complex. Tailgate N’ Tallboys Organi...
Julia Bradley Jun 03, 2021
Wed. night incident being investigated as double murder; victims named
***UPDATE*** 6/4/21 8:19 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. – Two people are dead following what Peoria Police have deemed a double homicide. Medics responded just after 6 p.m. Wednesday to the 2300 block of N. ...
Jeremy Scott Jun 02, 2021
Mayor Rita Ali speaks on vision of Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. — Newly-elected Mayor Rita Ali spoke Wednesday evening at Dozer Park on her vision for the future of Peoria. The event was organized by the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce (PACC), w...
Dalton Kemper Jun 02, 2021
This one’s on the house: new IL Sen. bill worth free drink
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — In an effort to incentivize the COVID-19 vaccine and to boost business, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law on Wednesday Senate Bill 104. If patrons of alcohol-serving establi...
Jeremy Scott Jun 02, 2021
Local COVID roundup 6/2: ICU hospitalizations nearly cut in half
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department Wednesday reported ICU hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in the area dropped from 15 to eight in the last 24 hours. In addition, just 13 ne...
Dalton Kemper Jun 02, 2021
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