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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
Bradley grad develops helpful voting app
PEORIA, Ill. — A Bradley University graduate has created a new app to help you be a more informed voter. Jonathon Braun told WMBD’s “The Greg and Dan Show”, the Perikles app pr...
Julia Bradley Feb 19, 2021
Health Department experiencing vax shipment delay, warns against COVID scams
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department Thursday provided an update on the area’s coronavirus vaccine supply, as well as warned against pandemic-related scams, during its w...
Ben Pollard Feb 18, 2021
Local COVID roundup 2/18: region ICU bed availability drops again
PEORIA, Ill. — Three residents of the Peoria-Tazewell-Woodford tri-county died between Wednesday and Thursday from COVID-19 complications. In Tazewell, a man in his 50s passed. A Peoria County m...
Jeremy Scott Feb 18, 2021
State COVID roundup 2/18: vax delivery still slow
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Wintry weather continued between Wednesday and Thursday to stifle shipments to Illinois of the coronavirus vaccine. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported only 4,3...
Jeremy Scott Feb 18, 2021
Dr. Kasper: Just being out in the cold won’t make you sick
PEORIA, Ill. — Growing up, your mom probably insisted that you put on your coat and hat to avoid catching a cold. But, is the old adage really true? Dr. Doug Kasper, Infectious Disease Specialis...
Julia Bradley Feb 18, 2021
Madigan resigning IL House seat
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has announced he is stepping down from the seat he has held for decades. He released a statement: The 78-year-old Chicago Democrat w...
Jeremy Scott Feb 18, 2021

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