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701,000 U.S. jobs lost in March
(AP) - A record-long streak of U.S. job growth ended suddenly in March after nearly a decade as employers cut 701,000 jobs because of the viral outbreak that's all but shut down the U.S. economy. The ...
Apr 03, 2020 (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Man shot overnight in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police confirm a man was hospitalized early Friday morning after being shot. Peoria Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said a Shot Spotter alert came in around 1:45 a.m. from...
Apr 03, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
From the front lines of a pandemic
PEORIA, Ill. -- Nurses are on the front lines of pandemics, how do they handle it? Nykole Jackson, an emergency services nurse at OSF HealthCare Saint James-John W. Albrecht Medical Center in Pontiac,...
Apr 03, 2020 Midwest Communications
Some Americans may not receive stimulus payment until mid-August
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The federal government expects to begin making payments to millions of Americans under the new stimulus law in mid-April, but some people without direct deposit information may not ...
Apr 02, 2020 Midwest Communications
COVID-19 count in Tri-County area now at 21
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department announced four new cases of COVID-19 in the Tri-County area Thursday at their daily briefing. There are now nine cases in Peoria County, six ca...
Apr 02, 2020 Midwest Communications
Peoria Civic Center a possible hospital
PEORIA, Ill. -- Taking inspiration from what the state government has done with Chicago's McCormick Place, City of Peoria officials have been discussing potential locations for makeshift hospitals in ...
Apr 02, 2020 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Pritzker discusses alternative care facilities in Illinois
CHICAGO -- At his daily address Thursday, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker discussed alternative care facilities for patients of COVID-19. Pritkzer said that these facilities are being used as support to t...
Apr 02, 2020 Midwest Communications
Washington issues temporary burn ban
WASHINGTON, Ill. -- The City of Washington has banned open burning for the next 30 days. Mayor Gary Manier said in a statement on Washington's Facebook page that open burning is temporarily being susp...
Apr 02, 2020
6.6 million Americans apply for unemployment benefits
WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, far exceeding a record high set just last week, a sign that layoffs are accelerating in the midst of the...
Apr 02, 2020 (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Hundreds of healthcare workers sign up to help Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois has received more than 1,100 applications from retired and out of state healthcare workers wanting to help fight the coronavirus pandemic here. Gov. J-B Pritzker said man...
Apr 02, 2020 Midwest Communications
