Category Archives: Local News
Arrest made after long negotiation at home in Peoria Heights
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. -- A domestic situation eventually ended in the arrest of an individual Thursday morning, but not before an hour-long negotiation with police. Peoria Heights Police were called to...
Dalton Kemper May 06, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
State COVID roundup 5/6: 85% of 65 and older have at least one dose
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Thursday reported 85% of Illinoisans 65 years and older have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose. Overall, just under 100,0...
Dalton Kemper May 06, 2021 Midwest Communications
Peoria's fire chief announces retirement
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Fire Department Chief Anthony "Tony" Ardis has announced he will retire this month. Ardis' last day on the job will be May 14, according to a news release. Ardis joined the fire...
Julia Bradley May 06, 2021 (Peoria FIre Dept.)
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall more than expected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fewer Americans filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market recovery gains steam amid an economic boom, which is being fueled by a rapidly improving...
Julia Bradley May 06, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Construction workers wait in line to do a temperature test to return to the job site after lunch, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
U.S. backs giving poorer countries access to COVID-19 vaccine patents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Wednesday threw his support behind waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, bowing to mounting pressure from Democratic lawmakers and mo...
Julia Bradley May 06, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Vials with Pfizer-BioNTech, AstraZeneca, Sputnik V, and Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine labels are seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
3 nabbed in shooting near Glen Oak School
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Tuesday morning shooting in Peoria's East Bluff has landed three men in Peoria County Jail. Peoria Police responded around 8:00 to the 1000 block of E. Republic on two ShotSpotter al...
Rick Hirschmann May 05, 2021 Peoria Police Department
Local COVID roundup 5/5: 4 deaths
PEORIA, Ill. -- The tri-county of Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford between Tuesday and Wednesday added four deaths related to COVID-19 to its totals. A woman from Peoria in her 40s died, and was not rep...
Rick Hirschmann May 05, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 5/5: majority of IL adults have had at least 1 shot
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health reported as of Wednesday, 80% of Illinois senior citizens and 60% of all the state's adults, overall, have gotten at least one dose of the...
Rick Hirschmann May 05, 2021 Midwest Communications
Peloton to recall treadmills after reports of injuries, one death
(Reuters) -Peloton said on Wednesday it was recalling its Tread and Tread+ treadmills, reversing course after Chief Executive Officer John Foley earlier urged owners of its machines only to check safe...
Julia Bradley May 05, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A Peloton logo is seen after the ringing of the opening bell for the company's IPO at the Nasdaq Market site in New York City, September 26, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Pritzker: Illinois' on track for Phase 5 by July
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- If COVID-19 numbers continue to improve in Illinois, Gov. J-B Pritzker says the state is on track to enter Phase Five of the Restore Illinois Plan in July. Chicago Mayor Lori Ligh...
Julia Bradley May 05, 2021 State of Illinois/Illinois Information Service