Category Archives: Local News
State COVID roundup 3/20: over 100,000 vaccines administered Friday
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Saturday reported 1,962 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, including 25 additional deaths. In the past 24 hours, laborat...
Mar 20, 2021 Midwest Communications
Morton COVID update: numbers at near lows for the year
MORTON, Ill. -- Morton School District 709 this past week saw some of its lowest COVID-19 numbers since the beginning of the pandemic, according to Superintendent Jeffrey W. Hill. As of Friday, March ...
Mar 20, 2021
Biden steps up family expulsions as U.S.-Mexico border arrivals keep climbing
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - The United States is expelling migrants to Mexico far from where they are caught crossing the border, according to Reuters witnesses, in a move that circumvents the r...
Mar 20, 2021 Migrants are seen before crossing the Rio Bravo river to turn themselves in to U.S Border Patrol agents to request for asylum in El Paso, Texas, U.S., in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
U.S. reaches Biden's goal of 100M vaccinations ahead of 100th day in office
WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration on Friday officially surpassed its goal of vaccinating 100 million people in President Joe Biden's first 100 days in office, more than a month ahead of his targe...
Mar 20, 2021 Midwest Communications
Peoria Co. woman found dead in Ill. River
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria woman who had been missing since November has been found dead in the Illinois River. The Illinois State Police Department of Criminal Investigation was called Thursday by the ...
Mar 19, 2021 Peoria Police Department
Peoria Twp. Supervisor concedes
PEORIA, Ill. -- After requesting a discovery recount last Friday because he was down two votes to Democratic challenger LaTrina Leary, Peoria Twp. Supervisor Frank Abdnour has officially conceded his ...
Mar 19, 2021 Midwest Communications
Illinois expanding vaccine eligibility to more essential workers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- More essential workers, who were previously ineligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, will be eligible beginning Monday, March 22. This comes as the state reaches 100,000 COVID-19 vacc...
Mar 19, 2021 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 3/19: Nearly 100 new cases in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department Friday reported 98 new cases of COVID-19 in Peoria County, which is more than the number reported throughout the tri-county area as a whole Thu...
Mar 19, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 3/19: new 24-hr vaccine record
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- 2,380 people throughout Illinois found out between Thursday and Friday they are COVID-19-positive, while 12 died. Meanwhile, a new 24-hour high for vaccines administered was recor...
Mar 19, 2021 Midwest Communications
U.S. backs distance of 3 feet between students, which may help schools open
(Reuters) - The U.S. government on Friday updated its COVID-19 mitigation guidance to narrow the acceptable distance between students who are wearing masks to at least three feet from at least six fee...
Mar 19, 2021 REUTERS/Amira Karaoud
