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Peoria public transportation gets $10M grant
PEORIA, Ill. — As the Greater Peoria Mass Transit District efforts to keep operations running smoothly through the COVID-19 crisis, the service has received a major financial boost from the Fede...
May 12, 2020
UnityPoint Health testing all admitted patients for COVID-19
PEORIA, Ill. — UnityPoint Health has expanded COVID-19 testing to all patients admitted to the hospital. This includes asymptomatic individuals of all ages with planned admission and transfers w...
May 12, 2020
Peoria Park District cancels summer camps through July 3
PEORIA, Ill. — Due to challenges associated with COVID-19, the Peoria Park District has made the decision to cancel all summer camp programming scheduled through July 3. “We know that kids...
May 12, 2020
Fauci to warn nation against premature reopening
WASHINGTON (AP) – The government’s leading infectious disease expert says he intends to warn the nation Tuesday that “needless suffering and death” will result from a rushed re...
May 12, 2020
PDC resumes bulky waste collection at the curb
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria residents can now resume setting bulky items out at the curb on trash day. Peoria Disposal Company, PDC, has announced that mattresses, old furniture and other bulk items t...
May 12, 2020
Illinois must meet benchmarks to reach the next phase
CHICAGO – Governor J.B. Pritzker says most of the state is on track to move to the next phase of reopening at the end of the month. Under his “Restore Illinois” program, the state is...
May 11, 2020
Pride for Peoria: Manual teacher discusses pride for students during hard time
PEORIA, Ill. — Switching to all remote learning in a short time was a challenge for teachers. Jane Kresl, teacher at Manaul Academy, said teachers had to get really creative with their lessons, ...
May 11, 2020
214 positive cases confirmed in the Tri-County
PEORIA, Ill. — The Tri-County area has 214 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Peoria County has 142 confirmed cases, Tazewell has 57, and Woodford has 15, according to Health Administrator Monica Hend...
May 11, 2020
Over 1,200 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois
CHICAGO, Ill. — Illinois’ peak has been pushed to mid-June. Dr. Ngozi Ezike, Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health announced 1,266 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported i...
May 11, 2020
MLB propose starting season in July
NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball owners gave the go-ahead Monday to making a proposal to the players' union that could lead to the coronavirus-delayed season starting around the Fourth of July we...
May 11, 2020
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