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Former Methodist College building closer to being housing for homeless
PEORIA, Ill. - Some housing for Peoria's homeless might soon go up a the former Methodist College of Nursing in downtown Peoria. Peoria's Planning and Zoning Commission Thursday signed off on a plan t...
Nov 05, 2021 (25 News)
PPS to start COVID-19 vaccines on 5-11 year olds next week
PEORIA, Ill. - You may or may not be a fan of the COVID-19 vaccines, especially the new lower-dose Pfizer vaccine for five- to eleven- year-olds, but the Superintendent of Peoria Public Schools says p...
Nov 05, 2021 Midwest Communications
Midwest Food Banks needs help during the holiday season
PEORIA, Ill. -- The COVID-19 pandemic has put a strain on non-profit agencies nationwide. Monica Scheuer, Executive Director of Midwest Food Bank, based in Bloomington, says they initially had trouble...
Nov 05, 2021 (25 News)
U.S. job growth picks up in October; unemployment rate falls to 4.6%
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employment increased more than expected in October as the headwind from the surge in COVID-19 infections over the summer subsided, offering more evidence that economic acti...
Nov 05, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A Brandon Motor Lodge displays a "Help Wanted" sign in Brandon, Florida, U.S., June 1, 2021. REUTERS/Octavio Jones
Pfizer says antiviral pill cuts risk of severe COVID-19 by 89%
(Reuters) -A trial of Pfizer Inc's experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19 was stopped early after the drug was shown to cut by 89% the chances of hospitalization or death for adults at risk of devel...
Nov 05, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed Pfizer logo is placed near medicines from the same manufacturer in this illustration taken September 29, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
House vote expected Friday on infrastructure bills; Biden calls Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on Friday on the social policy and climate-change bill and a bipartisan infrastructure bill that form the centerpiece of Pr...
Nov 05, 2021 U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is flanked by U.S. Senators' Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) as he faces reporters following the Senate Democrats weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., November 2, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
UPDATED: Gunshot wound sends one to the hospital in Peoria
UPDATE: 9:57 a.m. Peoria, Ill -- A victim is being treated for a bullet wound to the leg after a shooting reported last night in Peoria. It's the latest word from Police as the investigation continues...
Nov 05, 2021 (25 News)
DOJ sues Texas over new mail-in ballot restrictions
(Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Texas on Thursday over a state law that places strict curbs on voting by mail, in the latest effort by the Biden administration to combat...
Nov 04, 2021 U.S President Joe Biden holds a press conference in the G20 leaders' summit in Rome, Italy October 31, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
ICC relieves students of $1.1 million in debt
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois Central College is using COVID-19 relief money to eliminate $1.1 million in student debt. The college says student accounts having outstanding balances for tuition, fees, ...
Nov 04, 2021 Illinois Central College
Health Department says new COVID cases trending upward, but may not be as bad as last year
PEORIA, Ill. - Local health officials are concerned about what they see as another uptick in confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Tri-County area, after weeks where increases weren't as high. Peoria City/C...
Nov 04, 2021 Midwest Communications
