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U.S. reports lowest number of new COVID-19 cases in nearly a year
(Reuters) - The United States last week reported the lowest number of new COVID-19 cases in nearly a year, with new infections dropping 26% from the previous seven days to just under 180,000, accordin...
May 24, 2021 REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo
State COVID roundup 5/24: 2nd straight day under 1k
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 933 people between Sunday and Monday throughout the state tested positive for coronavirus. 10 died during that time. IDPH said 48...
May 24, 2021 Midwest Communications
Peoria fire prompts medical treatment for 2
PEORIA, Ill. -- Two juveniles had to be taken to a hospital for smoke inhalation following a Monday morning fire in Peoria's East Bluff. The blaze ignited around 11:20 in the attic of 521 E. McClure. ...
May 24, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Local COVID roundup 5/24: 10 weekend deaths
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties each suffered COVID-related deaths over the weekend that contributed to Monday's Peoria City/County Health Department report. Tazewell saw a man...
May 24, 2021 Midwest Communications
Tazewell County crash claims a life; victim ID'ed
***UPDATE*** 5/24/21 1:40 P.M. The person who died has been identified. Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley said 54-year-old David Becktel died from blunt force trauma. He was the only occupant of ...
May 24, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
IL House GOP critical of proposed legislative district maps
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Republicans in the Illinois House are critical of new legislative districts unveiled last Friday. The GOP said the new boundaries only benefit Illinois' Democratic party. The legi...
May 24, 2021
Biden condemns attacks on U.S. Jewish community as 'despicable'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden condemned violence against Jewish communities in the United States and abroad on Monday after a string of attacks amid the conflict between Israel and Ga...
May 24, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in (not pictured) hold a joint news conference after a day of meetings at the White House, in Washington, U.S. May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. Republicans clash over Jan 6 panel as Senate debate looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. Congress clashed on Sunday over the need for an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, with one lawmaker warning that failure to ...
May 24, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Light catches the security fence around the U.S. Capitol, erected in the wake of the January 6th attack but now scheduled to start being removed, in Washington, U.S. March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
George Floyd's family marches to mark first anniversary of his death
(Reuters) - Relatives of George Floyd, the African-American whose death triggered protests against racism and police brutality across the United States and around the world, gathered on Sunday in a ra...
May 24, 2021 People march during the "One Year, What's Changed?" rally hosted by the George Floyd Global Memorial to commemorate the first anniversary of his death, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. May 23, 2021. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi
State COVID roundup 5/23: Less than 1,000 cases reported
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- On Sunday, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 943 new cases of coronavirus in the state and 24 additional deaths. Data from the Centers for Disease Control a...
May 24, 2021 Midwest Communications
