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Back to some type of normal: Illinois reopening June 11
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- As expected, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday Illinois will move into Phase 5 of Restore Illinois on June 11. Phase 5 will allow a full reopening of all businesses and activities...
Jun 04, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Local COVID roundup 6/4: Hospitalizations up slightly
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department (PCCHD) Friday reported hospitalizations in the tri-county due to COVID-19 have increased by four in the last 24 hours. One of the extra beds i...
Jun 04, 2021 Midwest Communications
Facebook suspends former U.S. President Trump's account for two years
(Reuters) -Facebook Inc on Friday suspended former U.S. President Donald Trump from its platform until at least January 2023 in a decision that has been watched closely for signals on how the company ...
Jun 04, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, U.S. February 28, 2021. REUTERS/Octavio Jones/File Photo
EP Mayor reviews '20, previews '21, touts toughness through COVID
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- It was March 6, 2020 East Peoria Mayor John Kahl presented that year's version of the "State of the City" address, and reported the city was in strong financial order. Exactly one...
Jun 04, 2021 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Biden cites 'historic progress' despite modest jobs report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Unemployment is down and wages are up, President Joe Biden said on Friday, as his administration touted a jobs report that left some economists concerned about the state of the A...
Jun 04, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on his administration's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response, as Vice President Kamala Harris stands by in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building's South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 2, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
U.S. job growth picks up in May; unemployment rate falls to 5.8%
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers boosted hiring in May as the easing pandemic, helped by vaccinations, pulled more people back into the labor force, offering assurance that the economy's recovery...
Jun 04, 2021 FILE PHOTO: People line up outside a newly reopened career center for in-person appointments in Louisville, U.S., April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud
Racing to salvage infrastructure deal, Biden to reconvene with Republican negotiator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will meet with the main Republican negotiator on infrastructure spending on Friday as they try to craft a deal that can satisfy their sharply divided camps. ...
Jun 04, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden gestures toward Senator Shelley Capito (R-WV) during an infrastructure meeting with Republican Senators at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 13, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
KDB Group presents InterPlay Park to community Thursday
PEORIA, Ill. -- Kim Blickenstaff's KDB Group held a presentation Thursday night that allowed for community feedback on his idea of InterPlay Park, a park that would be built over I-74 between Adams St...
Jun 03, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
PCCHD talks return to normalcy as Phase 5 looms
PEORIA, Ill. -- As COVID-19 new cases, hospitalizations, and vaccinations continue to trend in the right direction in the tri-county area and Illinois, a return to some sort of normalcy looms on June ...
Jun 03, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
State COVID roundup 6/3: hospital beds in use drop below 1k
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health on Thursday reported 674 new COVID-19 cases throughout the state, to go along with 24 new deaths. A total of 997 Illinoisans as of Wednesd...
Jun 03, 2021 Midwest Communications
