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Local COVID roundup 2/25: Peoria County woman dies
PEORIA, Ill. -- A female resident of Peoria County in her 90s is the tri-county's latest casualty of the coronavirus. She lived at Lutheran Hillside. Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford in total had 75 peo...
Feb 25, 2021 Midwest Communications
Peoria Township vote goes to a recount
***UPDATE*** Challenger LaTrina Leary has expanded her lead, following Thursday's recount. Leary's lead that had been one vote going into the day increased to four votes. The next recount is scheduled...
Feb 25, 2021 Midwest Communications
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall more than expected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fewer Americans filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week amid falling COVID-19 infections, but the near-term outlook for the labor market is unclear after winter sto...
Feb 25, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A man shops, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, on 5th Avenue in New York, U.S., February 17, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Peoria Police investigate a pair of shootings overnight
PEORIA, Ill. -- Two people were hospitalized Wednesday night after being shot in separate incidents in Peoria. Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said the first shooting happened around midnight. A...
Feb 25, 2021 Midwest Communications
U.S. Capitol Police quickly overwhelmed by 'insurrectionists' on Jan. 6, acting chief says
(Reuters) - U.S. Capitol Police were aware of the possibility of violence from armed extremists when the Capitol was attacked by supporters of former President Donald Trump, but quickly became overwhe...
Feb 25, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump cover their faces to protect from tear gas during a clash with police officers in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Feb 24, 2021 Midwest Communications
