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Financial report: CAT profit-per-share below $1
DEERFIELD, Ill. - Caterpillar, Inc. saw a 31% decline in sales and revenue from the second quarter of 2020 compared to the same time period of 2019, numbers released Friday show. The company took in $...
Jul 31, 2020
Local COVID roundup 7/30: over 100 new cases
PEORIA, Ill. — The tri-county saw a resounding 102 new positive tests between Wednesday and Thursday for COVID-19. The biggest chunk of that number came from Peoria County, where 75 new cases ar...
Jul 30, 2020
COVID hospitalizations make rollback to phase three a distinct possibility
PEORIA, Ill. — Gov. J.B. Pritzker spoke Thursday at the Peoria City/County Health Department to address a local COVID-19 situation that has become more dire. The region has seen seven consecutiv...
Jul 30, 2020
Trump floats November election delay, but it won’t happen
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is suggesting delaying the Nov. 3 presidential election as he pushes unsubstantiated allegations that increased mail-in voting due to the coronavirus pandemic ...
Jul 30, 2020
LaHood discusses challenges of the next stimulus package
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congress is at odds over the next stimulus package aimed at helping the nation recover from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Republican Congressman Darin LaHood, who represents ...
Jul 30, 2020
Republican Herman Cain dies from COVID-19
ATLANTA (AP) – Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain has died after battling the coronavirus. He was 74. A post on Cain’s Twitter account on Thursday announced the death. Cain had ...
Jul 30, 2020
1.4 million workers file for unemployment benefits
WASHINGTON (AP) – More than 1.4 million laid-off Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, further evidence of the devastation the coronavirus outbreak has unleashed on the U.S. eco...
Jul 30, 2020
Like toilet paper and hand-sanitizer ... this product has also sold out, as a result of the pandemic. What is the product?
July 30, 2020 Q: Like toilet paper and hand-sanitizer ... this product has also sold out, as a result of the pandemic. What is the product? A: Slip N Slide
Jul 30, 2020
Dunlap schools plan for full-time in-person instruction
DUNLAP, Ill. — Dunlap students will be in the classroom five days a week this fall. The Dunlap School Board Wednesday night voted 6-1 to approve full-time in-person instruction for the 2020-21 s...
Jul 30, 2020
BUILD Peoria dedicates residential officer home
PEORIA, Ill. — A Peoria organization called Build Peoria celebrated and dedicated Wednesday the completion of the 5th resident officer home in Peoria. The house was renovated and donated as a re...
Jul 29, 2020
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