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Avanti's adding temporary closures due to low staff numbers
PEORIA, Ill. -- Avanti's restaurants throughout the Peoria area Tuesday announced temporary closures are being put in place due to staffing issues. Avanti's Main St., North Peoria, and East Peoria loc...
May 04, 2021
Biden's new goal: 70% of U.S. adults to get one vaccine dose by July 4
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a goal to have 70% of U.S. adults vaccinated with at least one COVID-19 shot by the July 4 Independence Day holiday, and urged young peo...
May 04, 2021 REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Local COVID roundup 5/4: just over 100 new cases, no new deaths
PEORIA, Ill. -- The tri-county 24-hour COVID-19 reporting period between Monday and Tuesday brought back overall good news. No deaths related to the virus were recorded, and a relatively low 101 peopl...
May 04, 2021 Midwest Communications
Discovery recount in Peoria mayoral race pushed back
PEORIA, Ill. -- The discovery recount for the Peoria mayoral race scheduled to be held Tuesday has been delayed after candidate Jim Montelongo requested information on ballot applications and voter af...
May 04, 2021 Midwest Communications
Pritzker: Illinois is inching closer to "bridge" phase
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois may soon be able to enter the bridge phase of COVID-19 mitigations. Enough senior citizens have now been vaccinated for the state to move into the bridge phase, which inc...
May 04, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
U.S. FDA set to authorize Pfizer COVID-19 shot for ages 12-15 early next week - NYT
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is preparing to authorize Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech SE's COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents aged between 12 and 15 years by early next week...
May 04, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Vials of Pfizer's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine are seen at a pop-up community vaccination center at the Gateway World Christian Center in Valley Stream, New York, U.S., February 23, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Peoria Fire crews knock down Monday afternoon house fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics responded Monday at 4:15 p.m. to the 1300 block of S. Greenlawn Ave. for reports of smoke in a building. A working fire was reported by firefighters upon ...
May 03, 2021 Midwest Communications
Central Illinois county clerks launch nonpartisan effort against house bill
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- If the proposed Illinois House Bill 3878 passes through the Senate, all documents filed through any recorder of deeds office would increase from $9 to $18. The money collected by ...
May 03, 2021 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Peoria Police find dead body Sunday morning; body ID'ed
***UPDATE*** 5/3/21 4:15 P.M. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the corpse as that of 43-year-old Jason Rutherford of Peoria. A toxicology test was pending, but Harwood reiterated no ...
May 03, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
2 kids killed in Peoria wreck; names now known
***UPDATE*** 5/3/21 3:45 P.M. The names of the deceased have been identified. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said the 14-year-old's name was Bolodjawn Diego Bonkengo, and the 1-year-old's was Owe...
May 03, 2021 Midwest Communications
