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State COVID roundup 1/4: ICU, vent usage both increase
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — More COVID-19 patients Sunday night were in Illinois intensive care unit beds than were on Saturday night. Use of ventilators was also up. 3,948 beds in total were in use, ac...
Jeremy Scott Jan 04, 2021

Did You Stay On Track?
Well we welcome a NEW month and a NEW year. How did you do this past year on goals? This pandemic really has thrown us for a loop. If you stuck with it, good for you. If you fell off the wagon, hop ba...
Mike Stechman Jan 04, 2021 Estée Janssens / Unsplash

NCAA 2021 Men’s Basketball tourney will be held in Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA men’s basketball tournament will be played entirely in the Indianapolis area, officials said Monday. Due to the pandemic, all 68 March Madness teams will compete in...
Julia Bradley Jan 04, 2021

It's surprising, but about 25% of people surveyed said they did THIS last year. What is it?
January 4, 2021 Q: It's surprising, but about 25% of people surveyed said they did THIS in 2020. What is it? A: Kept all of their New Year's resolutions
Nancy Flagg Jan 04, 2021 Kelly Sikkema / Unsplash

State COVID roundup 1/3: Nearly 4,500 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 4,469 new COVID-19 cases yesterday (Sunday) and 81 additional deaths related to the virus. In total, 16,755 Illinois residen...
Julia Bradley Jan 04, 2021

Power outages still prevalent across Illinois following Friday’s storm
PEORIA, Ill. — Hundreds of homes were still without power Sunday morning following Friday’s ice storm. In the Tri-County, more than 2,000 customers were powerless on Sunday. Over 6,000 cus...
Ben Pollard Jan 03, 2021

Village of Morton lifts boil order
MORTON, Ill. — The Village of Morton lifted its city-wide boil order Sunday morning, according to the Village of Morton Facebook page. Customers no longer need to boil their water prior to consu...
Ben Pollard Jan 03, 2021

Man shot at Greenbriar Apartments Saturday night
PEORIA, Ill. — A shooting Saturday night at the Greenbriar Apartments is being investigated by Peoria Police. The shooting took place shortly after 7:00 p.m. One man was shot in the torso and ta...
Ben Pollard Jan 03, 2021

State COVID roundup 1/02: hospital bed utilization down
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 4,762 new and probable COVID-19 cases on Saturday, along with 29 additional deaths. State labs collected 61,987 specimens to...
Ben Pollard Jan 02, 2021

Morton District 709 COVID-19 update: cases and quarantines down as second semester set to begin
MORTON, Ill. — 14 students within Morton School District 709 were diagnosed with COVID-19, and 26 were in quarantine, as of Jan. 1. One staff member had coronavirus and four were in isolation, a...
Ben Pollard Jan 02, 2021
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