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U.S. job growth misses expectations in November; unemployment rate dives to 4.2%
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employment increased far less than expected in November, likely as millions of unemployed Americans remained home despite companies boosting wages, generous jobless benefit...
Dec 03, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A restaurant advertising jobs looks to attract workers in Oceanside, California, U.S., May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Peoria Heights adding new holiday tradition
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. -- Peoria Heights will debut a new holiday event at Tower Park this weekend. On Friday, a group of 20 local vendors, artists and musicians, will be part of the Heights' first Kris...
Dec 03, 2021
Biden signs gov't funding bill into law, averts shutdown
UPDATED 1:43 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday signed legislation funding federal agencies through mid-February, the White House said, averting a government shutdown after ...
Dec 03, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the November jobs report at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 3, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
New U.S. COVID-19 international travel testing rules take effect Monday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New rules requiring international air travelers arriving in the United States to obtain a negative COVID-19 test within one day of travel will take effect Monday at 12:01 a.m. E...
Dec 03, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Passengers wait in line inside the terminal at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., November 24, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Juvenile shot near Harrison Homes
PEORIA, Ill. -- A shooting near Harrison Homes left a juvenile wounded Thursday night, but Peoria Police said their injuries were non-life threatening. Police responded to the 2600 block of W. Montana...
Dec 03, 2021 (25 News)
Accused father pleads not guilty to killing infant son
Peoria, Ill -- A Peoria man accused in the death of his infant son has reportedly issued a plea of not guilty. Our news partner 25 News reports 23-year-old Zachary Yeo issued the plea in court on Thur...
Dec 02, 2021 Zachary Yeo (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Peoria County Board approves new district map
PEORIA, Ill. - Lost in the news of Peoria County Sheriff Brian Asbell telling the County Board he would not seek another term in next year's election, the board Tuesday took care of some mandated busi...
Dec 02, 2021 Peoria County Government via YouTube
U.S. Omicron plan: boosters, free at-home tests, tighter travel rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Thursday sought to ramp up its pandemic response following U.S. detection of the Omicron coronavirus variant this week, making at-home COVID-19 tests ...
Dec 02, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A patient receives their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine booster during a Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination clinic in Southfield, Michigan, U.S., September 29, 2021. REUTERS/Emily Elconin
Omicron variant case blamed on community transmission reported in Minnesota
(Reuters) - The first known case of community transmission of the Omicron coronavirus variant in the United States was found in Minnesota, the state's health department said on Thursday. The United St...
Dec 02, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A syringe is filled with a dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine at a pop-up community vaccination center at the Gateway World Christian Center in Valley Stream, New York, U.S., February 23, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Federal prison time for Pekin man on meth charge
PEORIA, Ill. - A Pekin man is going to federal prison for more than a decade for having methamphetamine in his possession two years ago, and admitting he had just been released from prison when he had...
Dec 02, 2021 Midwest Communications
