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Ray LaHood recalls being in Washington, D.C. on 9/11
PEORIA, Ill. - (25 News) - (WEEK) -- One of Peoria's most prominent citizens is remembering his 9//11 experience 20 years later. Ray LaHood, then a U.S. Congressman at the time, was in Washington D.C....
Sep 11, 2021 25 News
Mental health issues related to 9/11
PEORIA, Ill. (From: OSF Health Care) - "Where were you?" A question that is asked all across America every year on September 11th. Chances are you remember. You probably remember not only where you we...
Sep 11, 2021 OSF HealthCare
Small fire causes cancellation of Monday classes at South Pekin Grade School
SOUTH PEKIN, Ill. - The superintendent says a small fire at South Pekin Grade School that caused the school to be evacuated did minimal damage. In a Facebook post, Seth Mingus says a small fire late F...
Sep 10, 2021 Midwest Communications
Biden vaccine mandates: Republicans angry, business groups muted
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans on Friday vowed to fight U.S. President Joe Biden's new vaccine mandate covering big companies and federal employees, but business groups that often agree with them ...
Sep 10, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A sign against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates is seen in the grass during a protest against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates at Summa Health Hospital in Akron, Ohio, U.S., August 16, 2021. REUTERS/Stephen Zenner
37 year prison sentence for Peoria man convicted on Sex Trafficking charges
Federal prosecutors say they are pleased a judge didn't believe a Peoria man's claim that he was trying to investigate child sex trafficking, but instead was trying to get a child to have sex with him...
Sep 10, 2021 Oh-Berlin.com / CC
COVID-19 vaccines hold strong against Delta, protection waning in older adults
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Three U.S. studies suggest COVID-19 vaccines offer strong protection against hospitalization and death, even in the face of the highly transmissible Delta variant, but vaccine prot...
Sep 10, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Vials with Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine labels are seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Man sentenced to federal prison on gun charge
PEORIA, Ill. - An East Peoria man who allegedly lied about a stolen gun to police, and who was later arrested on federal charges, has been sentenced after pleading guilty earlier this year. The U.S. A...
Sep 10, 2021 Adobe Stock
Federal prison sentence given to Pekin man after guilty plea on drug charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A Pekin man will be spending the better part of 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty Thursday to federal drug charges. The U.S. Attorney's Office says Harold Shane Koch, 42,...
Sep 10, 2021 Midwest Communications
Leaders look to the future with Greater Peoria 2030 Campaign
PEORIA, Ill. -- Representatives from Peoria area organizations gathered at the Peoria Riverfront Museum on Thursday as they look ahead to the year 2030. JD Dalfonso, President and CEO of the Greater P...
Sep 10, 2021 (25 News)
U.S. FDA says robust safety data needed before COVID-19 vaccine approval for kids
(Reuters) - U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday clinical trials testing COVID-19 vaccines for children are expected to include a monitoring period of at least two months after half the pa...
Sep 10, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
