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U.S. Senate works to push $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill to passage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will try to complete work this week on a $1 trillion infrastructure investment bill that would bring long-awaited improvements to roads, bridges and mass-transit...
Aug 02, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Vehicles are parked outside the U.S. Capitol building the morning the Senate returned to session in Washington, DC, U.S., July 31, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Remote Illinois driver's license renewal to be expanded
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Secretary of State's office has noticed an increase in foot traffic in its Driver Services facilities. The office is responding by expanding its remote renewal program...
Aug 02, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond
Man found dead in South Peoria yard identified
UPDATE - PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified a man found dead in a South Peoria yard. Darius Dawson, 30, was pronounced dead at the scene outside a residence in the 2700 ...
Aug 01, 2021 Midwest Communications
Charges filed in connection with officer-involved shooting
UPDATE - PEORIA, Ill. - Charges have been filed against a man in custody following an officer-involved shooting in West Peoria Friday. Peoria County State's Attorney Jodi Hoos says Shavaun Leemon, 20,...
Aug 01, 2021 Midwest Communications
Two people, including Peoria police officer, shot
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria police officer was one of two people shot in the city's North Valley. Sgt. Amy Dotson said the officer observed a large group of people fighting around 12:15 a.m. Sunday at Ada...
Aug 01, 2021 Midwest Communications
Fauci expects no new U.S. lockdowns despite surging Delta cases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Sunday he does not expect the United States will return to lockdowns, despite the growing risks of COVID-19 ...
Aug 01, 2021 Greg Nash/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Olympics - Italy's Jacobs takes stunning 100m gold
TOKYO (Reuters) -Lamont Marcell Jacobs claimed a stunning upset victory in the Olympic men's 100 meters final on Sunday, becoming the first Italian to take the most coveted title in athletics and doin...
Aug 01, 2021 REUTERS/Andrew Boyers
Teenage suicide attempts on the rise
PEORIA, Ill. - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been tracking a lot of data during the Covid-19 pandemic, including attempted suicides. Among those statistics is that suicide attempt...
Aug 01, 2021 OSF HealthCare
Olympics-Athletics-Brilliant Thompson-Herah leads Jamaican sweep in 100m
TOKYO (Reuters) -Defending champion Elaine Thompson-Herah led home a Jamaican clean sweep in the Olympic women's 100 meters final on Saturday, posting an amazing 10.61 seconds to become the second-fas...
Jul 31, 2021 Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Women's 100m - Final - OLS - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - July 31, 2021. Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica celebrates after winning gold REUTERS/Hannah Mckay
U.S. CDC chief says there will be no federal mandate on COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said on Friday there will be no nationwide mandate for Americans to get a COVID-19 vaccine, clarify...
Jul 31, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention testifies during a U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing to examine the COVID-19 response on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 18, 2021. Susan Walsh/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
