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President Trump at hospital; new cases emerge among allies
***UPDATE*** 8:00 A.M. 10/3/20 WASHINGTON (AP) - A feverish and fatigued President Donald Trump was spending the weekend at a military hospital for treatment of COVID-19, as new cases emerged among so...
Jeremy Scott Oct 02, 2020

Top Trump aide Hope Hicks tests positive for coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hope Hicks, one of President Donald Trump's closest aides, has tested positive for the coronavirus. Hicks, who serves as counselor to the president and traveled with him to a rally W...
Jeremy Scott Oct 01, 2020

Local COVID roundup 10/1: woman in her 40s succumbs
PEORIA, Ill. — A Peoria County woman in her 40s became the latest area casualty of coronavirus, after passing away during the Wednesday-Thursday reporting period. The woman did not live in a lon...
Jeremy Scott Oct 01, 2020

State COVID roundup 10/1: 65k tested
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A plethora of tests administered highlight Thursday’s COVID-19 report from the Illinois Department of Public Health. IDPH said 65,615 specimens were taken between Wedne...
Jeremy Scott Oct 01, 2020

NFL postpones Titans-Steelers game to later in the season
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The NFL has announced the Steelers-Titans game, originally scheduled for this Sunday, will be played later in the season another Titans player and staff member tested positive...
Julia Bradley Oct 01, 2020

U.S. layoffs remain elevated as 837,000 seek jobless aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits declined last week to a still-high 837,000, evidence that the economy is struggling to sustain a tentative recovery that b...
Julia Bradley Oct 01, 2020

The first time this happened in professional sports was in the late 1970's. What is it?
October 1, 2020 Q: The first time this happened in professional sports was in the late 1970's. What is it? A: The NBA started using the three-point line
Nancy Flagg Oct 01, 2020

Ali appointed to Illinois Housing Authority
PEORIA, Ill. — Gov. J-B Pritzker has appointed Peoria mayoral candidate and City Council Member Rita Ali to the Illinois Housing Development Authority. Ali currently serves as an at-large member...
Julia Bradley Oct 01, 2020

Arrest made in fatal Peoria crash
PEORIA, Ill. — In a release Wednesday night, Peoria Police said a second vehicle was involved in a crash last weekend that claimed the lives of four young women. Investigators believe the two ve...
Julia Bradley Oct 01, 2020

State COVID roundup 9/30: new cases over 2k
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,273 new cases of COVID-19 throughout the state. Additionally, the Tuesday-Wednesday reporting period saw 35 additional deaths....
Jeremy Scott Sep 30, 2020
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