Category Archives: National
Tyson Foods mandates COVID-19 vaccines for employees but still negotiating with unions
(Reuters) -Tyson Foods Inc said on Tuesday it is requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for its workforce but is still negotiating with labor unions over mandates for unionized plant workers, who are among t...
Aug 03, 2021 REUTERS/Mike Blake
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham says he tested positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham announced on Monday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated, has flu-like symptoms and will be self-quarantining ...
Aug 02, 2021 REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/Pool
Fauci expects no new U.S. lockdowns despite surging Delta cases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Sunday he does not expect the United States will return to lockdowns, despite the growing risks of COVID-19 ...
Aug 01, 2021 Greg Nash/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Olympics - Italy's Jacobs takes stunning 100m gold
TOKYO (Reuters) -Lamont Marcell Jacobs claimed a stunning upset victory in the Olympic men's 100 meters final on Sunday, becoming the first Italian to take the most coveted title in athletics and doin...
Aug 01, 2021 REUTERS/Andrew Boyers
Arrest made in July 4 shooting that left one dead
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police have arrested an 18-year-old in connection with a July 4 shooting that left one dead and three injured. Wednesday, July 28, members of the Peoria Police Department Target...
Jul 30, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
U.S. men's team backs women in equal pay lawsuit appeal
(Reuters) - Players for the U.S. men's national team said in an amicus brief filed on Friday that their counterparts on the women's squad not only deserve equal pay but are entitled to more compensati...
Jul 30, 2021 REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
New Peoria Police Chief sworn in
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria's new Chief of Police, Eric Echevarria, has officially been sworn in. Echevarria has been a law enforcement professional for over 20 years for the city of Elgin, Illinois. He wo...
Jul 30, 2021 Courtesy: City of Peoria
Local health professional talks Simone Biles, mental health
PEORIA, Ill. -- Simone Biles, widely regarded as the greatest gymnast of all time, shocked the world earlier this week when she withdrew from the team gymnastics competition. Biles cited her mental he...
Jul 30, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
State of Illinois now requiring masks, social distancing in all facilities
CHICAGO -- The State of Illinois Thursday announced that face coverings are now required in all state facilities for both vaccinated and unvaccinated people. The announcements comes as data from the C...
Jul 29, 2021 Midwest Communications
Biden wants state, local govts to pay $100 to newly vaccinated Americans -Treasury
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden is calling for state, local and U.S. territorial governments to provide $100 payments for every newly vaccinated American to boost COVID-19 inoculation rates,...
Jul 29, 2021 REUTERS/Emily Elconin
