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State COVID roundup 3/15: Fewer than 1,000 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Monday reported just 782 new cases of COVID-19 throughout the state, including 12 additional deaths. It’s the first time...
Dalton Kemper Mar 15, 2021
NE Monroe home damaged by fire
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria firefighters were called around 7 a.m. Monday to the 2300 block of NE Monroe for a house fire. Fire Battalion Chief Steve Rada said first crews on the scene reported smoke ...
Julia Bradley Mar 15, 2021
CEFCU purchases several branches of Simmons Bank
PEORIA, Ill. — CEFCU is expanding its operations with the purchase of four Illinois branches of Simmons Bank near St. Louis. The purchase includes locations in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Columbia, Ed...
Julia Bradley Mar 15, 2021
Peoria home destroyed by early morning fire
PEORIA,Ill. — Firefighters were called to the 2200 block of W. Howett early Monday morning on reports of a house fire. Fire Battalion Chief Ralph Phillips said crews found heavy fire and smoke c...
Julia Bradley Mar 15, 2021
State COVID roundup 3/14: Over 4 million doses administered
CHICAGO - Illinois health officials reported 1,484 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, including 19 additional deaths statewide as Illinois has administered more than 4 million vac...
Julia Bradley Mar 15, 2021
Bradley Women’s Basketball team headed to NCAA tournament
PEORIA, Ill. — With a 78-70 win over Drake in the championship game of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, the Bradley Braves Women’s Basketball team is headed to the NCAA tournamen...
Julia Bradley Mar 15, 2021
Fire leaves one dead in Peoria; victim ID’ed
***UPDATE*** 3/15/21 3:22 P.M. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the deceased as 59-year-old Kenneth Carson. Harwood ruled Carson died of smoke inhalation and burns that covered 100% ...
Julia Bradley Mar 15, 2021
Saturday afternoon house fire causes smoke damage
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics Saturday afternoon responded to a report of an outside fire near 2325 W. Butler. “It was a dead-end street that kind of came to an odd intersec...
Ben Pollard Mar 13, 2021
State COVID roundup 3/13: new vax record set
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Saturday reported 1,675 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, including 23 additional deaths. In the past 24 hours, la...
Ben Pollard Mar 13, 2021
Another COVID-19 vax expected to file for emergency use authorization
CHICAGO (Reuters) – AstraZeneca Plc. is preparing to file for U.S. emergency use authorization (EUA) for its COVID-19 vaccine later this month or early April after accumulating enough data to ju...
Ben Pollard Mar 13, 2021

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