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Local COVID roundup 5/24: 10 weekend deaths
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties each suffered COVID-related deaths over the weekend that contributed to Monday’s Peoria City/County Health Department report. Tazewel...
May 24, 2021
Immune system has long-term defenses after mild COVID-19; children may be key carriers of virus variants
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by ...
May 24, 2021
IL House GOP critical of proposed legislative district maps
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Republicans in the Illinois House are critical of new legislative districts unveiled last Friday. The GOP said the new boundaries only benefit Illinois’ Democratic part...
May 24, 2021
In a recent survey, parents said their kids can only do this for a half hour before they get bored. What is it?
May 24, 2021 Q: In a recent survey, parents said their kids can only do this for a half hour before they get bored. What is it? A: Go outside and play
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State COVID roundup 5/23: Less than 1,000 cases reported
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — On Sunday, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 943 new cases of coronavirus in the state and 24 additional deaths. Data from the Centers for Disease Cont...
May 24, 2021
Armed drugstore robbers remain on the loose
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police have been scouring the area for two men who robbed the University St. Walgreens. The incident happened Saturday just before 10 P.M. and involved the brandishing of h...
May 23, 2021
Virgin Galactic moves one step closer to commercial space flights
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Flying at Mach 3 and reaching more than 55 miles above the Earth Saturday, British billionaire Sir Richard Branson's private spaceship company Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc co...
May 22, 2021
Tazewell County crash claims a life; victim ID’ed
***UPDATE*** 5/24/21 1:40 P.M. The person who died has been identified. Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley said 54-year-old David Becktel died from blunt force trauma. He was the only occupant of ...
May 22, 2021
China says Martian rover takes first drive on surface of Red Planet
BEIJING (Reuters) - A remote-controlled Chinese motorised rover drove down the ramp of a landing capsule on Saturday and onto the surface of the Red Planet, making China the first nation to orbit, lan...
May 22, 2021
Why you’re paying more: local trucking experts address cause-and-effect of driver shortage
PEORIA, Ill. — The recent pipeline outage that caused gas prices to spike in certain parts of the country brought to the top of many economists’ minds another looming problem related to ga...
May 21, 2021
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