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Local chamber urges businesses to focus on safety as they reopen
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce is currently focused on helping local businesses get ready to reopen. Chris Setti, who’s currently heading up the Chamber of Commerce as ...
May 18, 2020
It's strange, but 40% of people surveyed say they've gotten made at someone for THIS. What is it?
May 18, 2020 Q: It's strange, but 40% of people surveyed say they've gotten mad at someone for THIS. What is it? A: For something they did to them in a DREAM?
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Unemployment portal ‘Glitch’ makes private info public
CHICAGO (AP) – State officials are blaming a “glitch” in Illinois’ new system for processing unemployment benefits for making private information public. An Illinois Department...
May 18, 2020
Businesses that defy stay-at-home order to face misdemeanor
CHICAGO (AP) – Businesses that defy Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order could face a misdemeanor under emergency rules his administration has filed. The change took effect Fri...
May 18, 2020
State COVID roundup 5/17: another decrease in positive cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - For a third day in a row, state COVID-19 numbers on Sunday went down. 1,734 was the reported number, down from Friday's 2,432 and Saturday's 2,088. There were 51 newly-reported dea...
May 17, 2020
Local COVID roundup 5/17: ICU bed capacity increases slightly
PEORIA, Ill. — Having passed May’s midway mark, the Peoria City/County Health Department continues to monitor the region’s COVID-19 statistics to see whether the area will be able to...
May 17, 2020
Governor says move to phase three looking possible
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,088 new cases of coronavirus from Friday to Saturday. There were 74 new deaths, one of which occurred at the Illinois Mant...
May 16, 2020
Recovery rate remains same as local leaders await Pritzker input
PEORIA, Ill. — Five new cases of COVID-19 were reported Saturday in the tri-county area, bringing the total to 233. Three of the new cases were reported in Peoria County, giving the county 156. ...
May 16, 2020
Foot chase, shootout lead to one death
PEORIA, Ill. — One shooting suspect is dead and another is at-large after a Friday night shootout with Peoria Police. Officers responded just before 10:00 to multiple calls of multiple shots fir...
May 16, 2020
Local COVID cases rise
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria-Tazewell-Woodford tri-county went up Friday to 228 total cases of COVID-19. Peoria reported 153 confirmed cases, Tazewell reported 60, and Woodford remained at 15. The ...
May 15, 2020
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