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Gov. Pritzker announces $21.3 billion roads and bridges improvement plan
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker joined the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Tuesday to announce the release of a $21.3 billion plan to improve Illinois roads and bridges over the next...
Jul 21, 2020
East Peoria Council approves traffic project
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Motorists going through East Peoria will soon experience some minor inconveniences as traffic work gets underway. Commissioners voted unanimously at Tuesday night's City Council me...
Jul 21, 2020
State COVID roundup 7/21: two facilities experience outbreaks
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A COVID-19 outbreak at one mental health facility and at one correctional facility have contributed to the state’s latest case count. The Illinois Department of Public ...
Jul 21, 2020
Local COVID roundup 7/21: two percent of local cases hospitalized
PEORIA, Ill. — After a decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations over the weekend brought the Peoria region’s rolling 28-day hospitalization rate down, the Tuesday report showed a slight increa...
Jul 21, 2020
Changes made to ‘Backpack Peoria’ due to COVID-19
PEORIA, Ill. — Backpack Peoria will look a little different this year. Dream Center Peoria will hold their annual Backpack Peoria event for students and their families this Saturday, July 25. Th...
Jul 21, 2020
Family Dollar, Dollar Tree not requiring masks
(UNDATED) — Family Dollar and Dollar Tree will no longer make you wear a mask. While a growing number of national retailers are requiring shoppers and employees to wear face coverings, Family Do...
Jul 21, 2020
Soccer: Hollywood stars team up ex-players to bring NWSL to Los Angeles
(Reuters) - Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman and more than a dozen former U.S. women's national team players have formed an ownership group to set up a professional women's soccer team in Los ...
Jul 21, 2020
He’s back: Trump to re-up virus briefings amid lagging polls
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is set to once again take center stage in the federal government’s coronavirus response. That’s after a White House debate over how best to d...
Jul 21, 2020
The record for THIS is 11 feet. What is it?
July 21, 2020 Q: The record for THIS is 11 feet. What is it? A: Waterskiing on stilts. (Stilts were 11 feet)
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Britain scientists are working on a possible Coronavirus vaccine
LONDON — Scientists at Oxford University say their experimental coronavirus vaccine has been shown in an early trial to prompt a protective immune response in hundreds of people who got the shot...
Jul 20, 2020
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