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Tazewell County Health Department announces COVID vaccine drive-thru clinic
TREMONT, Ill. -- The Tazewell County Health Department (TCHD) announced Wednesday a drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinic. The clinic will be available every Thursday-Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. a...
Dalton Kemper Apr 21, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 4/21: Positivity rate continues downward trend
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Wednesday reported the seven-day test positivity in Illinois is down to 4.4%, continuing the recent trend. IDPH Wednesday also repo...
Dalton Kemper Apr 21, 2021 Midwest Communications
Two injured in crash involving a Peoria County deputy
PEORIA, Ill. - Two people were transported to a local hospital Wednesday morning after a three-vehicle accident in north Peoria. One of the vehicles was driven by a Peoria County Sheriff's deputy, She...
Julia Bradley Apr 21, 2021 Midwest Communications
U.S. launches probe of Minneapolis police after George Floyd murder-reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday launched a sweeping investigation into policing practices in Minneapolis following a jury's verdict that former city police of...
Julia Bradley Apr 21, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is led away in handcuffs past his defense attorney Eric Nelson after a jury found him guilty of all charges in his trial for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. April 20, 2021 in a still image from video. Pool via REUTERS
Ohio police kill Black teenage girl seen threatening others with knife
(Reuters) - Police in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday fatally shot a Black teenage girl they confronted as she lunged at two people with a knife, as seen in police video footage of the encounter, authoriti...
Julia Bradley Apr 21, 2021 Hazel Bryant reacts after her niece, 15-year-old Makiyah Bryant, was fatally shot by a police officer in Columbus, Ohio, U.S., April 20, 2021. REUTERS/Gaelen Morse
Biden calls Chauvin verdict a 'giant step' toward justice in the United States
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Tuesday called the guilty verdict in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged with the murder of George Floyd "a giant step" toward justice...
Julia Bradley Apr 21, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks after a jury reached guilty verdicts in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin stemming from George Floyd's deadly arrest, in the Cross Hall at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 20, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
East Peoria Council looks to amend outdated code
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- A longstanding East Peoria code outlawing for-profit street fairs could soon be changed. The code currently states the only legal street fairs within city limits are ones of not-f...
Rick Hirschmann Apr 20, 2021 Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD
Peoria City postpones inaugural season for a second time
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria City, a USL League Two soccer team that was set to begin play in the summer of 2020, has announced the inaugural season will be postponed for a second time. "With the uncertaint...
Dalton Kemper Apr 20, 2021 Photo Credit/USL League 2
UPDATE: Montelongo to file for discovery recount
UPDATE 4/20/21 5 P.M. Peoria County mayoral candidate Jim Montelongo says he will "file for the discovery recount that the law makes available to candidates in close races." Montelongo currently trail...
Rick Hirschmann Apr 20, 2021 Midwest Communications
April 6 Election Results (FINAL)
***LAST UPDATED 4/21/21 11:50 A.M.*** PEORIA COUNTY -- 169 of 169 precincts reporting City of Peoria Mayor Rita Ali -- 50.13% (8,240 votes) Jim Montelongo -- 49.87% (8,197 votes) City of Peoria Clerk ...
Dalton Kemper Apr 20, 2021 Midwest Communications
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