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Masks required indoors and in grandstand at Illinois State Fair
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois State Fair starts next week, and you'll have to take a mask with you. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) Fr...
Aug 07, 2021 Katherine Johnson / CC
Durant leads U.S. to 16th men's gold in revenge match vs France
SAITAMA (Reuters) - Kevin Durant led Team USA's victory over France in the men's basketball final in Tokyo on Saturday, avenging a first-round loss and claiming a 16th gold for the country in the spor...
Aug 07, 2021 Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Basketball - Men - Gold medal match - France v United States - Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan - August 7, 2021. Kevin Durant of the United States celebrates after winning the gold medal match against France wearing the United States flag
White House announces final extension of student loan repayment pause
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's administration on Friday announced a final extension of a coronavirus relief pause on federal student loan repayments, interest and collections until J...
Aug 06, 2021 REUTERS/Jim Bourg
ICC receives nearly $300,000 in federal funding
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- Illinois Central College will receive $277,375 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Education Talent Search Program, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos announced Friday. Grants ...
Aug 06, 2021 (Illinois Central College Facebook)
IDPH reports more than 16,000 new COVID-19 cases in the last week
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Friday reported 16,742 new and probable cases of COVID-19 in the last week, up from 11,682 the week before. IDPH reported more than...
Aug 06, 2021 Midwest Communications
PPD chief wants to create a "team approach" in responding to violence
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria's new Police Chief Eric Echevarria has been on the job just five days. But, he's already been out on the streets with his officers, seeing how they respond to calls involving gu...
Aug 06, 2021 City of Peoria
Thomas Jefferson Primary School now officially named Dr. C.T. Vivian Primary School
PEORIA, Ill. -- Thomas Jefferson Primary School officially became Dr. C.T. Vivian Primary School on Friday. A ceremony was held in front of the school to make the name change official and to commemora...
Aug 06, 2021 (1470 and 100.3 WMBD)
U.S. job growth solid in July; unemployment rate falls to 5.4%
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth rose solidly in July amid demand for workers in the labor-intensive services industry, suggesting the economy maintained its strong momentum at the start of the ...
Aug 06, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A "Now Hiring" sign advertising jobs at a hand car wash is seen along a street in Miami, Florida, U.S. May 8, 2020. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
Washington man pleads guilty to 2019 murder
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. -- A Washington man pleaded guilty Thursday to first-degree murder in the death of a Morton man in 2019. News partner 25 News reports that the Tazewell County State's Attorney's ...
Aug 06, 2021 (Tazewell County Jail)
U.S. Senate to try to finish $1 trillion infrastructure bill on Saturday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate, unable to finalize a $1 trillion infrastructure bill on Thursday, will try again on Saturday when it is scheduled to hold a vote on limiting debate and moving to...
Aug 06, 2021 Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) talks to reporters as he walks to his office at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., August 5, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
