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Local COVID roundup 3/19: Nearly 100 new cases in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department Friday reported 98 new cases of COVID-19 in Peoria County, which is more than the number reported throughout the tri-county area as a whole Thu...
Mar 19, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 3/19: new 24-hr vaccine record
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- 2,380 people throughout Illinois found out between Thursday and Friday they are COVID-19-positive, while 12 died. Meanwhile, a new 24-hour high for vaccines administered was recor...
Mar 19, 2021 Midwest Communications
U.S. backs distance of 3 feet between students, which may help schools open
(Reuters) - The U.S. government on Friday updated its COVID-19 mitigation guidance to narrow the acceptable distance between students who are wearing masks to at least three feet from at least six fee...
Mar 19, 2021 REUTERS/Amira Karaoud
Peoria tourism office looking to balance needs of hotels with AirBNBs
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria recently legalized renting out residential properties as AirBNBs. So, there's a question about how they'll effect local hotel bookings. Peoria Area Convention and Visitors Burea...
Mar 19, 2021 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
U.S. House approves protections for 'Dreamer' and farmworker immigrants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed bills providing a pathway to citizenship for immigrants nicknamed "Dreamers," who are living illegally in the United States ...
Mar 19, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A sign in support of DACA Dreamers lies at the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court after the court declined to hear a Trump administration challenge to California's sanctuary laws, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 15, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Illinois American Water investing $3 million in Pekin to replace water main
PEKIN, Ill. -- Illinois American Water is investing approximately $3 million to replace nearly three miles of water main in Pekin's water system. The investment in the 2.8 miles of water main will hel...
Mar 18, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD
Health Department provides vax stats for tri-county
PEORIA, Ill. -- Expanding on Governor J.B. Pritzker's Thursday morning announcement of the "bridge phase" between Phase Four and Phase Five of Restore Illinois, Public Health Administrator Monica Hend...
Mar 18, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
State COVID roundup 3/18: vax rate back under 6 figures
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- 2,325 Illinoisans between Wednesday and Thursday tested positive for COVID-19. 34 died of virus complications. The seven-day rolling average of daily vaccines administered dipped ...
Mar 18, 2021 Midwest Communications
Bond set for inmate who brutally attacked Peoria County Jail officer
***UPDATE*** 3/19/21 4:44 P.M. Following a Friday afternoon court appearance, Rusk's charges and bond have been set. Rusk was charged by the state's attorney's office with both a class one felony and ...
Mar 18, 2021 PCSO
Area doctor talks risks of sports betting as NCAA Tournament begins
PEORIA, Ill. -- March Madness has arrived for the first time since 2019, and it's a time of year when sports gambling ramps up throughout the country. This will, however, be the first NCAA Tournament ...
Mar 18, 2021 Midwest Communications
