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New south African COVID-19 variant may be more resistant to vaccines
LONDON/GENEVA (Reuters) - Global authorities reacted with alarm on Friday to a new coronavirus variant detected in South Africa, with the EU and Britain among those tightening border controls as resea...
Nov 26, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A computer image created by Nexu Science Communication together with Trinity College in Dublin, shows a model structurally representative of a betacoronavirus which is the type of virus linked to COVID-19, shared with Reuters on February 18, 2020. NEXU Science Communication/via REUTERS
Fearing empty shelves, Black Friday 'early birds' head to U.S. stores
CHICAGO (Reuters) -With many major U.S. retailers opening their doors to shoppers at 5 a.m. on Friday, early risers ventured out, hoping to find gifts to tuck under the Christmas tree before products ...
Nov 26, 2021 Shoppers show up early for the Black Friday sales at the King of Prussia shopping mall in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, U.S. November 26, 2021. REUTERS/Rachel Wisniewski
Man hospitalized after fire Thanksgiving night
PEORIA, Ill. -- A man suffered smoke inhalation from a fire Thursday night that severely damaged a Peoria home. News partner 25 News reports five other family members, including a child, escaped unhar...
Nov 26, 2021 (25 News)
2nd bar catches fire in downtown Farmington
FARMINGTON, Ill. -- Firefighters were called to Ashers Bar and Grille on Fort street in downtown Farmington Thursday night. Around 9:20 p.m., crews found heavy fire in the kitchen, which spread to the...
Nov 26, 2021 (25 News)
Law enforcement ramp up Thanksgiving weekend patrols
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - It's best you continue to drive safely throughout the rest of the Thanksgiving weekend. "There will be more patrols out, more state troopers out, more local law enforcement officia...
Nov 25, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD
Expanded eligibility boosts U.S. COVID-19 booster shots ahead of holidays
(Reuters) - Millions of Americans got COVID-19 booster shots at a near record pace after the Biden administration expanded eligibility last week, but health officials concerned about climbing infectio...
Nov 25, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled "Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine" are seen in this illustration picture taken May 2, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
Thanksgiving Day shooting leaves teen dead in East Bluff
UPDATED 2:06 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Thanksgiving Day has turned deadly in Peoria. Peoria Police say the city's 33rd homicide of the year happened around 11 Thursday morning in the 300 block of East Thrus...
Nov 25, 2021 25 News
Kinzinger says he's only Republican who could oust Pritzker
Peoria, Ill -- There are hints an outgoing Illinois Republican Congressman may have his sights set on the Illinois Governor's Office in 2022. In a recent interview on Crain Chicago Business's "A.D. Q ...
Nov 25, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger gets emotional as he speaks during a hearing by the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 27, 2021. Oliver Contreras/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Bradley tapped for return to Cancun Challenge
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Bradley men's basketball team is headed back to the Cancun Challenge in 2022, looking to repeat its championship run from 2018. The Braves were announced Wednesday night as one of ...
Nov 25, 2021 Bradley University
Football, family and parade floats: Traditions return on U.S. Thanksgiving Day
(Reuters) - Americans on Thursday will pack football stadiums, flock to parades and gather more freely for family feasts, grateful to celebrate Thanksgiving Day traditions again after the pandemic kep...
Nov 25, 2021 FILE PHOTO: People take a selfie in front of the Grogu "Baby Yoda" balloon as it is inflated the day before the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., November 24, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
