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Local COVID roundup 11/23: weekend case count over 1k
PEORIA, Ill. — 1,043 Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford County residents found out between Friday and Monday they tested positive for COVID-19. Tazewell was hit the hardest, with 471 new cases and f...
Jeremy Scott Nov 23, 2020

State COVID roundup 11/23: another sizable positivity rate drop
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois’s Sunday-Monday COVID-19 reporting period saw 8,322 people receive positive test results. 47 people across the state during that time were reported to have die...
Jeremy Scott Nov 23, 2020

Hy-Vee brings back reserved shopping hour
WEST DES MOINES, IA - Beginning Monday, Nov. 23, Hy-Vee reinstated its reserved shopping hour for customers deemed high risk. This is in response to the recent increase in COVID-19 cases through the M...
Julia Bradley Nov 23, 2020

Biden builds out national security picks with Blinken, Kerry
WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Joe Biden is building out his administration with several key picks for national security and foreign policy roles. John Kerry, a former secretary of state, will lead...
Julia Bradley Nov 23, 2020

Victim of Peoria crash identified
PEORIA, Ill. — The victim of a two-vehicle crash Friday morning has been identified as 34-year-old Aries Terrell of Peoria. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said Terrell was pronounced dead a...
Julia Bradley Nov 23, 2020

If you're average, you have not done this in nearly six months. What is it?
November 23, 2020 Q: If you're average, you have not done this in nearly six months. What is it? A: Seen your extended family (And 60% are worried they won't get to see their families for the holidays...
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State COVID roundup 11/22: over 10,000 new cases statewide
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Public Health reported an additional 10,012 new and probable cases of COVID-19, including 76 additional deaths on Sunday. As of Saturday night, 6,072 peo...
Julia Bradley Nov 23, 2020

COVID-19 vaccine could arrive by end of year
WASHINGTON (AP) – The head of the U.S. effort to produce a coronavirus vaccine says the first immunizations could happen on Dec. 12. A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee is set to m...
Jeremy Scott Nov 22, 2020

EP Festival of Lights gets underway
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — East Peoria’s annual Festival of Lights kicked off on Saturday night with the annual Parade of Lights. 30 floats drove by a substantial crowd of onlookers, brightening ...
Jeremy Scott Nov 22, 2020

State COVID roundup 11/21: 120k tested
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Department of Public Health reported 11,891 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, including 127 more deaths, in the 24-hour reporting period between Friday a...
Jeremy Scott Nov 21, 2020
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