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State Senator Chuck Weaver resigns
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- State Senator Chuck Weaver, of Peoria, has announced his resignation, which took effect on Sunday, January 3. A year ago, Weaver announced he would not seek re-election. He's serv...
Jan 05, 2021 Stock Photo/Office of Chuck Weaver
Illinois' Drivers Services facilities reopening
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois Secretary of State Drivers Services facilities open back up statewide on Tuesday. Doors are opening, but mask and social distancing requirements will still be in place. S...
Jan 05, 2021 Midwest Communications
In Georgia, Trump pressures Pence, Biden promises 'new day' with Senate runoffs
DALTON/ATLANTA, Georgia (Reuters) -President-elect Joe Biden and outgoing President Donald Trump held dueling rallies in Georgia on Monday to persuade supporters to turn out on Tuesday for runoff U.S....
Jan 05, 2021 U.S. President Donald Trump smiles as he is applauded by White House Senior Advisor Ivanka Trump while they campaign for Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler on the eve of the run-off election to decide both of Georgia's Senate seats, in Dalton, Georgia, U.S., January 4, 2021. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Police investigating two shootings an hour apart in Galesburg
GALESBURG, Ill. -- Galesburg Police responded Monday to two separate shootings that took place approximately an hour apart. The first shooting, which occurred around 4 p.m., involved a shooting in the...
Jan 04, 2021 Midwest Communications
Biden promises 'new day,' Trump heads to Georgia on eve of pivotal Senate runoffs
ATLANTA (Reuters) -President-elect Joe Biden urged Georgia voters on Monday to send two Democrats to Washington in Tuesday runoffs that will decide control of the U.S. Senate, while President Donald T...
Jan 04, 2021 REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Local COVID roundup 1/4: 25 deaths over New Year's
PEORIA, Ill. -- The long holiday weekend brought a slew of new COVID-19 cases and deaths throughout Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties. Peoria reported six deaths, Woodford reported nine, while T...
Jan 04, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 1/4: ICU, vent usage both increase
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- More COVID-19 patients Sunday night were in Illinois intensive care unit beds than were on Saturday night. Use of ventilators was also up. 3,948 beds in total were in use, accordi...
Jan 04, 2021 Midwest Communications
NCAA 2021 Men's Basketball tourney will be held in Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA men's basketball tournament will be played entirely in the Indianapolis area, officials said Monday. Due to the pandemic, all 68 March Madness teams will compete in a "bubble-...
Jan 04, 2021 Midwest Communications
U.S. may cut some Moderna vaccine doses in half to speed rollout, official says
(Reuters) - The U.S. government is considering giving some people half the dose of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine in order to speed vaccinations, a federal official said on Sunday. Moncef Slaoui, head of ...
Jan 04, 2021 FILE PHOTO: An employee shows the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Northwell Health's Long Island Jewish Valley Stream hospital in New York, U.S., December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Pelosi re-elected as U.S. House speaker amid political uncertainty
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Nancy Pelosi was narrowly re-elected speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives on Sunday, as a new Congress took office amid political uncertainty, with Senate control undecid...
Jan 04, 2021 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA., holds the gavel in the air on the opening day of the 117th Congress on the opening day of the 117th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, U.S., January 3, 2021. Bill Clark/Pool via REUTERS
