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Local COVID roundup 10/29: teetering on mitigation levels
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties belong to Region Two of Illinois, which was one of just two of the state’s 11 regions as of Thursday afternoon not under mitigation r...
Oct 29, 2020
State COVID roundup 10/29: over 3,000 hospitalized
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — One day after Illinois set a new 24-hour high for COVID-19 cases, it repeated that action. Illinois Department of Public Health reported 6,363 people between Wednesday and Th...
Oct 29, 2020
Jobless claims fall to 751,000, but new infections a threat
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 751,000, the lowest since March but a figure that remains historically high and indicates the viral pandemic i...
Oct 29, 2020
Bride: Nearly 45,000 Peoria Co. residents have already voted
PEORIA, Ill. — It’s been busy, but pretty much smooth sailing for the Peoria County Election Commission, according to Executive Director Thomas Bride, just days ahead of the 2020 election....
Oct 29, 2020
Two out of ten people said they started doing THIS way back in August. What is it?
October 29, 2020 Q: Two out of ten people said they started doing THIS way back in August. What is it? A: Watching Christmas movies
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3 dead in knife attack in French church; terrorism suspected
PARIS (AP) - An attacker armed with a knife killed three people at a church in the Mediterranean city of Nice, the third attack in two months in France. The assailant was shot by police and hospitaliz...
Oct 29, 2020
Arrest made in Tuesday night stabbing
PEORIA, Ill. — An arrest has been made in the Tuesday night stabbing outside of Ulrich’s Rebellion Room. Upon arrival at approximately 2:30 a.m., officers found an adult male with stab wou...
Oct 28, 2020
"I want our House to look like that!"
Keeping up with the Jones's is tough sometimes especially when it comes to decorating. They 7 in 10 parents are spending more on Halloween this year to make up for all the other events their kids miss...
Oct 28, 2020
IHSA to defy state orders, go forward with basketball season
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The Illinois High School Association has voted to move forward with basketball season as planned, which would defy orders handed down Tuesday by Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Il...
Oct 28, 2020
Local COVID roundup 10/28: 4 deaths, FCI outbreak update
PEORIA, Ill. — There was significant COVID-19 activity to report between Tuesday and Wednesday throughout the entirety of the Peoria-Tazewell-Woodford tri-county. In Woodford County, a man in hi...
Oct 28, 2020
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