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Local COVID roundup 3/31: hospital admissions rise by double digits
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Tazewell County man in his 90s between Tuesday and Wednesday became the latest area resident to die from COVID-19. Meanwhile, an additional 10 people of Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodfor...
Mar 31, 2021 Midwest Communications
Semi driver ID'ed in fatal dirt unloading accident
***UPDATE*** 4/1/21 3 P.M. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the driver. He said 68-year-old Donald Foreaker of Chillicothe died of blunt force trauma in what he described as a "crush...
Mar 31, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 3/31: Key metric met for Bridge Phase
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Wednesday reported 2,592 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 28 additional deaths. 70% of Illinois residents 65 and older ...
Mar 31, 2021 Midwest Communications
Store cashier who chatted with Floyd testifies at ex-officer's trial
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A cashier who was one of the last people to speak with George Floyd before his deadly arrest last May testified at Derek Chauvin's murder trial in Minneapolis on Wednesday that...
Mar 31, 2021 Pool via REUTERS
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine safe, effective on adolescents in trial, companies say
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Wednesday their COVID-19 vaccine was safe and effective and produced robust antibody responses in 12- to 15-year olds, paving the way for them to...
Mar 31, 2021 REUTERS/Marko Djurica
Rep. Bustos holds town hall, discusses equality and voting rights
PEORIA, Ill. -- Representative Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., Tuesday night joined members of Equality Illinois and Peoria Proud via Zoom for the Peoria LGBTQ Town Hall to discuss the Equality Act, as well as ...
Mar 30, 2021
Rep. Darin LaHood tours Meals on Wheels, talks current vaccination rate
PEORIA, Ill. -- United States Representative Darin LaHood (IL-18) was in Peoria Tuesday to tour the Meals on Wheels facility that provides meals to people that are unable to prepare their own meal. Ne...
Mar 30, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
State COVID roundup 3/30: IDPH says Bridge Phase must keep waiting
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health on Tuesday continued to warn residents as long as COVID-19 numbers are unsatisfactory, the state will not enter the "Bridge Phase" from Ph...
Mar 30, 2021 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 3/30: ICU metric teeters just above line
PEORIA, Ill. -- Local and regional COVID-19 numbers released Tuesday continued to show undesirable trends. 195 residents of the Peoria-Tazewell-Woodford tri-county found out between Monday and Tuesday...
Mar 30, 2021 Midwest Communications
Witness to deadly arrest of George Floyd returns to stand in Derek Chauvin murder trial
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A professional mixed martial arts fighter who witnessed the deadly arrest of George Floyd in Minneapolis last May returned to the stand on Tuesday for the second day of testimo...
Mar 30, 2021 REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg/File Photo
