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Seven hurt in Pekin crash
PEKIN, Ill. -- A two-vehicle crash in Pekin Tuesday night sent seven people to local hospitals. News partner 25 News says some of the injured were children. Pekin Fire Department used the "Jaws of Lif...
Dec 22, 2021 (25 News)
New charges filed in fatal street racing crash
PEORIA, Ill. - New charges have been filed against a Peoria man charged in a street racing incident that claimed the life of a Peoria woman. Court records indicate counts of Aggravated Driving Under t...
Dec 21, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail
Omicron in Peoria? 'It's here,' says Health Department
PEORIA, Ill. - Last week, the Peoria City/County Health Department said it was not a matter of if the COVID-19 Omicron variant would show up here, but a matter of when. It's now "when." "That 73 perce...
Dec 21, 2021 Midwest Communications
How Biden's appeals to U.S. unvaccinated went from beer and cash to 'illness and death'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden dispensed unvarnished advice on Tuesday to the one in four American adults who have yet to be vaccinated for the coronavirus vaccine: the new Omicron va...
Dec 21, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the country's fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 21, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/
Chicago to require vaccination proof at indoor venues amid COVID-19 surge
(Reuters) -Chicago will require patrons to present proof of COVID-19 vaccinations for entry to restaurants, bars, gyms and some other indoor spaces, effective Jan. 3, amid a surge of new cases, Mayor ...
Dec 21, 2021 FILE PHOTO: People enjoy live music as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions are eased at blues bar Kingston Mines in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., June 24, 2021. Picture taken June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Eileen T. Meslar
IEMA: 'Sonic boom' caused by fighter jet in central IL
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - You probably didn't hear it in the Peoria area, but if you were in the Springfield or Decatur areas late Tuesday morning, you definitely did. The Illinois Emergency Management Agen...
Dec 21, 2021 Abel Pardo López / CC
Chillicothe barge fleeting project dashed for now
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. -- Plans for a new barge mooring project near Chillicothe's downtown waterfront -- are dashed -- at least for now. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says developers of the controversi...
Dec 21, 2021 Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Restored fire engine company temporarily suspended due to COVID, financial reasons
UPDATED 1:44 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Fire Department engine company suspended because of a COVID-19 cut in city expenses, then restored in November, has been cut again temporarily. Chief Jim Ba...
Dec 21, 2021 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Walgreens limits sales of at-home COVID-19 tests to four per customer
(Reuters) -Walgreens Boots Alliance is limiting sales of at-home COVID-19 tests to four per customer due to a surge in demand, the pharmacy chain said on Tuesday, as the Omicron variant of the coronav...
Dec 21, 2021 FILE PHOTO: People walk by a Walgreens, owned by the Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 26, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
U.S. population grew at record low rate in 2021, in part due to COVID-19
(Reuters) - The United States' population grew at a slower rate in 2021 than in any other year on record as the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the more subdued growth the country has experienced in rec...
Dec 21, 2021 FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective masks are seen in Washington Square park during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 25, 2021. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
