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Peoria Lock and Dam work included in federal infrastructure bill
CREVE COEUR, Ill. - A project fifteen years in the making can finally start thanks to the federal infrastructure bill recently signed into law. Seven locks and dams along the Illinois and Mississippi ...
Jan 25, 2022
Peoria man indicted on multiple federal counts of alleged bank fraud
PEORIA, Ill. -- Federal authorities have announced the indictment of a Peoria man for an alleged multi-year bank fraud scheme. According to a release from the U.S. Attorneys Office of the Central Dist...
Jan 25, 2022 Midwest Communications
'Highly explosive gas' causes hazmat cleanup in South Peoria
UPDATED 5:50 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police, Fire, and haz-mat crews were on the scene for several hours Tuesday afternoon after a chemical leaked from a train car. Officials say it occurred in the...
Jan 25, 2022 MWC-Peoria Police Media Release
Survey next stop in Peoria's passenger rail efforts
PEORIA, Ill. -- Now is the time to tell Peoria city leaders what you think about the possibility of passenger rail coming to the city. A ten-question survey is now available asking how residents feel ...
Jan 25, 2022 Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD
U.S. Labor Dept. withdrawing COVID vaccine rule for large employers
(Reuters) -The Department of Labor said on Tuesday it will withdraw its COVID-19 vaccine-and-testing requirement for large U.S. employers after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the rule, ending a contro...
Jan 25, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A health care worker fills a syringe with Moderna COVID-19 vaccine as California opens up vaccine eligibility to any residents 16 years and older during the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Chula Vista, California, U.S., April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Pfizer/BioNTech: watchdogs' requirements may defer planned launch of Omicron shot
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - BioNTech said it and partner Pfizer may not be able to stick with their plan to launch an Omicron-targeting vaccine by the end of March, depending on how much clinical trial data...
Jan 25, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled "VACCINE Coronavirus COVID-19" and a syringe are seen in front of a displayed Biontech logo in this illustration taken December 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Illinois marks 2-year anniversary of first COVID case
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- It's been two years since Illinois announced its first case of COVID-19. It happened on January 24, 2020. A Chicago woman who had recently returned from Wuhan, China, tested posit...
Jan 25, 2022 Midwest Communications
Biden curses Fox News reporter after he asks about inflation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden was caught on a hot mic cursing a Fox News reporter at a White House event on Monday after the journalist shouted a question about the impact of rising ...
Jan 25, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden responds to questions from reporters as he meets with his Competition Council in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S. January 24, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis
FDA limits use of Regeneron, Lilly COVID-19 antibody treatments
(Reuters) - The U.S. health regulator on Monday revised the emergency use authorizations for COVID-19 antibody treatments from Regeneron and Eli Lilly to limit their use, as the drugs are unlikely to ...
Jan 24, 2022 Midwest Communications
Report: Teacher shortage a problem in Illinois, especially in this area
PEORIA, Ill. - It might be an understatement, but teachers in Peoria County are in short supply. But the same can be said state-wide. A new report indicates in Illinois, 88% of district report a short...
Jan 24, 2022 Midwest Communications
