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1.2 million seek jobless aid after $600 federal check ends
WASHINGTON (AP) - Nearly 1.2 million laid-off Americans applied for state unemployment benefits last week, evidence that the coronavirus keeps forcing companies to slash jobs just as a critical $600 w...
Aug 06, 2020 Midwest Communications
GOP Congressman Rodney Davis tests positive for COVID-19
TAYLORVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Republican Congressman Rodney Davis says he has tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, Davis said he has taken his temperature twice daily since the start of t...
Aug 06, 2020 Congressman Rodney Davis - rodneydavis.house.gov
Capitol negotiators still stuck, still trying on virus aid
WASHINGTON (AP) - After more than a week's worth of meetings, at least some clarity is coming to bipartisan Washington talks on a huge COVID-19 response bill. Negotiators are still stuck but still try...
Aug 06, 2020 Midwest Communications, Inc.
Four juveniles arrested for attempted vehicle theft
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police make multiple arrests in connection to a recent rash of business burglaries in Peoria. Four male juveniles were arrested late Tuesday night after attempting to at least s...
Aug 05, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Peoria residents sound off on Columbus statue
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Park District heard public feedback Wednesday night regarding the future of the Christopher Columbus statue that currently resides in Bradley Park. Participants were given f...
Aug 05, 2020 (Peoria Park District)
State COVID roundup 8/5: no change in positivity rate
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- 1,759 Illinoisans received positive COVID-19 test results in the 24-hour reporting period between Tuesday and Wednesday, said the Illinois Department of Public Health. The IDPH al...
Aug 05, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 8/5: dramatic increase in two metrics
PEORIA, Ill. -- A day after COVID-19 case count and hospitalizations seemed to be trending downward, the Peoria City/County Health Department reported Wednesday significant upticks in both areas. Peor...
Aug 05, 2020 Midwest Communications
Peoria receives $1.4 million from CARES ACT
PEORIA, Ill. -- The City of Peoria will receive $1.4 million in CARES Act grant money to help local businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced a total ...
Aug 05, 2020 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
COVID-19 moves 'Ignite Peoria' fest online
PEORIA, Ill. -- A popular Peoria arts festival is going virtual this year. Ignite Peoria's Jenn Gordon told WMBD's Greg and Dan, COVID-19 has forced them to be extra creative. The annual festival, whi...
Aug 05, 2020 (artspartner.net)
Lebanese confront devastation after massive Beirut explosion
BEIRUT (AP) - Residents of Beirut have awoken to a scene of utter devastation, a day after a massive explosion at the port of the Lebanese capital killed at least 100 people and wounded thousands. Smo...
Aug 05, 2020 A drone picture shows the scene of an explosion at the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the city's port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. More than 70 people were killed and 3,000 injured, with bodies buried in the rubble, officials said. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
