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State COVID roundup 2/22: Just over 1,000 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Monday reported 1,246 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, including 34 additional deaths. Within the past 24 hours, ...
Dalton Kemper Feb 22, 2021
State Rep. Spain optimistic about Illinois’ future
PEORIA,Ill. — Illinois State Rep. Ryan Spain, of Peoria, was recently appointed to two leadership positions in the General Assembly. Spain now serves as the Assistant Republican Leader in the Il...
Julia Bradley Feb 22, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court allows release of Trump tax returns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for a New York City prosecutor to obtain former President Donald Trump’s tax returns and other financial records as pa...
Julia Bradley Feb 22, 2021
Shots fired at Peoria Burger King
PEORIA,Ill. — Peoria Police were called just before 8 p.m. Sunday to the 1700 block of N. Knoxville on a ShotSpotter alert. Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said five shots were fired in th...
Julia Bradley Feb 22, 2021
Peoria Riverfront Museum’s Engineering Week goes virtual
PEORIA, Ill. — Sunday was the first day of Engineering Week at the Peoria Riverfront Museum. But, due to COVID-19, this year’s event is being done virtually. For the first time, Engineerin...
Julia Bradley Feb 22, 2021
State COVID roundup 2/21: Less than 1,500 hospitalized
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health reported nearly 1,600 new COVID cases on Sunday and 35 additional COVID-related deaths. 20,269 Illinoisans have died from the virus s...
Julia Bradley Feb 22, 2021
State COVID roundup 2/20: ICU and ventilator use slightly down
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Saturday reported 1,922 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, including 42 additional deaths. As of Friday night, 1,55...
Ben Pollard Feb 20, 2021
Morton School District 709 COVID update: student cases and quarantines down
MORTON, Ill. — Morton School District 709 announced Friday their weekly COVID-19 numbers approached year-long lows. As of Feb. 19, three students had coronavirus, a two student decrease from the...
Ben Pollard Feb 20, 2021
Local COVID roundup 2/19: region metrics don’t improve
PEORIA, Ill. — A Woodford County woman in her 70s died between Thursday and Friday of COVID-19 complications. She did not live in long-term care. A total of 76 new cases were reported throughout...
Jeremy Scott Feb 19, 2021
State COVID roundup 2/19: 2M mark surpassed
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — After a week of delays in COVID-19 vaccine shipments and low numbers of people throughout Illinois going out to get their shots, both because of inclement weather, the state ...
Jeremy Scott Feb 19, 2021

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