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Rollover crash in Rome leaves two injured
ROME, Ill. -- Two people were hospitalized after being thrown from a pickup truck in a rollover accident Wednesday night in Rome. A Peoria County Sheriff Lieutenant told news partner 25 News the crash...
Julia Bradley Feb 25, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock

Local COVID roundup 2/24: no new deaths again
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department on Wednesday reported for the second day in a row no new deaths in the area related to COVID-19. Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford combined for 61...
Rick Hirschmann Feb 24, 2021 Midwest Communications

Ardis gives last 'State of the City' update
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis on Wednesday delivered his final "State of the City" address, but it was more of an optimistic projection of the city's future than a sentimental reflection of t...
Rick Hirschmann Feb 24, 2021 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD

Gov. Pritzker, Peoria area leaders discuss police and criminal justice reform bill
PEORIA, Ill. -- Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker was in Peoria Wednesday with area leaders to discuss the controversial police and criminal justice reform bill, HB 3653, signed earlier this week. When disc...
Dalton Kemper Feb 24, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD

State COVID roundup 2/24: new case count just over 2k
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- 2,022 people between Tuesday and Wednesday throughout Illinois tested positive for COVID-19. 44 Illinoisans during that time died. 1,511 virus patients as of Tuesday night were in...
Rick Hirschmann Feb 24, 2021 Midwest Communications

Madigan's successor Kodatt resigns
CHICAGO, Ill. - Rep. Edward Guerra Kodatt - handpicked to succeed former Rep. Mike Madigan - resigned Wednesday, just three days after his appointment. Madigan, the longest-serving lawmaker in Illinoi...
Julia Bradley Feb 24, 2021 (25 News)

Illinois to expand Phase 1B vaccine eligibility Thursday
SPRINGFIELD,Ill. -- The number of people in Illinois eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine in Phase 1B expands this week. The change is expected to go into effect Thursday, Feb. 25, allowing those with...
Julia Bradley Feb 24, 2021 Midwest Communications

Johnson & Johnson's one-shot COVID-19 vaccine effective, safe: FDA staff
(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson's one-shot COVID-19 vaccine appeared safe and effective in trials, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) staff said in documents published on Wednesday, paving the ...
Julia Bradley Feb 24, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Vials with a sticker reading, "COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only" and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed Johnson & Johnson logo in this illustration taken October 31, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

U.S. House plans vote on COVID-19 aid bill on Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on Friday on legislation to provide $1.9 trillion in new coronavirus relief, Representative Steny Hoyer, the chamber's No. 2 Democrat...
Julia Bradley Feb 24, 2021 FILE PHOTO: People walk past protective fencing surrounding the U.S. Capitol, as the sun sets in Washington, U.S., February 21, 2021. REUTERS/Al Drago

Tiger Woods has surgery in Los Angeles as police investigate crash
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Police on Wednesday sought to determine what caused Tiger Woods to swerve off a Southern California road in his sport utility vehicle, colliding with a tree and rolling down a ...
Julia Bradley Feb 24, 2021 Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputies inspect the vehicle of golfer Tiger Woods, who was rushed to hospital after suffering multiple injuries, after it was involved in a single-vehicle accident in Los Angeles, California, U.S. February 23, 2021. REUTERS/Gene Blevins


