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Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine safe, effective on adolescents in trial, companies say
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Wednesday their COVID-19 vaccine was safe and effective and produced robust antibody responses in 12- to 15-year olds, paving the way for t...
Mar 31, 2021
Rep. Bustos holds town hall, discusses equality and voting rights
PEORIA, Ill. — Representative Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., Tuesday night joined members of Equality Illinois and Peoria Proud via Zoom for the Peoria LGBTQ Town Hall to discuss the Equality Act, as wel...
Mar 30, 2021
Rep. Darin LaHood tours Meals on Wheels, talks current vaccination rate
PEORIA, Ill. — United States Representative Darin LaHood (IL-18) was in Peoria Tuesday to tour the Meals on Wheels facility that provides meals to people that are unable to prepare their own mea...
Mar 30, 2021
State COVID roundup 3/30: IDPH says Bridge Phase must keep waiting
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health on Tuesday continued to warn residents as long as COVID-19 numbers are unsatisfactory, the state will not enter the “Bridge Pha...
Mar 30, 2021
Local COVID roundup 3/30: ICU metric teeters just above line
PEORIA, Ill. — Local and regional COVID-19 numbers released Tuesday continued to show undesirable trends. 195 residents of the Peoria-Tazewell-Woodford tri-county found out between Monday and Tu...
Mar 30, 2021
On Average We Spend Nearly 1/2 Hour A Day Doing This.
March 30th, 2021 Q: On average we spend nearly 1/2 hour a day doing this. A: Trying to fall asleep source
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PPD looking into 2 Monday shootings
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police as of Tuesday morning were gathering information regarding two Monday night shootings in South Peoria. The first happened around 7, in the area of Starr and Griswold...
Mar 30, 2021
Local COVID roundup 3/29: Hospitalizations up double digits
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department Monday reported 12 more patients are in area hospitals due to COVID-19 compared to Friday. Six of those patients are in area ICU beds, wit...
Mar 29, 2021
State COVID roundup 3/29: Bridge Phase getting closer
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Monday reported the state is nearing the vaccination threshold to move to the Bridge Phase of Restore Illinois. Currently, 69%...
Mar 29, 2021
Gas leak closes road in Limestone Township
LIMESTONE TOWNSHIP, Ill. — The Limestone Fire Department shut down Closen Road just after 10:30 a.m. Monday between Maxwell and Limestone due to an active gas leak. Motorists were advised to use...
Mar 29, 2021
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