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Details for the Heart of Illinois reopening plan
PEORIA, Ill. — A local plan to Governor J.B. Pritzker has been revealed. Several mayors around central Illinois and the Peoria City/County Health Department have gathered to create the Heart of ...
Kristina Leahy May 13, 2020

Heart Of Illinois Proposed Reopening Plan
Click here to see the Proposed Heart of Illinois Sub-Region Reopening Plan
Rick Hirschmann May 13, 2020 Midwest Communications

CDC guidance more restrictive than White House
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) – Advice from the nation’s top disease control experts on how to safely reopen businesses and institutions in the coronavirus pandemic included detailed instructive ...
Julia Bradley May 13, 2020
If you are average, you do this almost 280 times a year. What is it?
May 13, 2020 Q: If you are average, you do this almost 280 times a year. What is it? A: Eat eggs
Nancy Flagg May 13, 2020

Illinois General Assembly is urged back to Springfield
CHICAGO – Governor J.B. Pritzker is urging Illinois lawmakers to reconvene and address financial concerns caused by the pandemic. The governor says it’s time for the General Assembly to he...
Mike Sabol May 12, 2020

Council approves resolution for small local retailers
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City Council Tuesday night unanimously approved a resolution that will be sent to Governor J.B Pritzker for local non-essential retail businesses. Big box stores are op...
Kristina Leahy May 12, 2020

Peoria judge rules in favor of Pritzker venue change request in RC Outfitters case
PEORIA, Ill. — In a small victory for Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Peoria County Judge Derek Asbury has ruled the lawsuit filed by RC Outfitters and owner/operator Adam White must be heard in Sangamon Co...
Jeremy Scott May 12, 2020

Tri-county cases increase as Pekin prepares new testing site
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria-Tazewell-Woodford tri-county region’s COVID-19 case total has risen to 217. 145 have been recorded in Peoria, 57 in Tazewell, and 15 in Woodford. There were no de...
Jeremy Scott May 12, 2020

Ezike address concerns with death total in relation to COVID-19
CHICAGO — Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Tuesday he shares his appreciation for nurses on National Nurses Day. “Thank you for answering the call to save lives,” Pritzker said. Dr. Ngozi Ezi...
Kristina Leahy May 12, 2020

Pride for Peoria: Peoria High teacher encourages students during pandemic
PEORIA, Ill. — Students had to adjust to remote learning on a whim due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and teachers also had to adjust and find new ways to teach. Peoria High School teacher, Jane Aldr...
Kristina Leahy May 12, 2020
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