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COVID count remains at 4
PEORIA, Ill. -- No COVID-19 tests came back positive between Tuesday and Wednesday, said Monica Hendrickson with the Peoria City/County Health Department. "Total number of confirmed is still four, for...
Mar 18, 2020 Midwest Communications
Pritzker announces increase in positive cases
MURPHYSBORO, Ill. -- During Pritzker's daily update on the state of COVID-19 in Illinois, 128 new cases of the virus were confirmed, now including Madison and Kendall Counties. Illinois total positive...
Mar 18, 2020 Midwest Communications
Bradley goes online-only
PEORIA, Ill. -- Bradley University has announced it will move all classes the rest of the spring semester to online-only. The scheduled May 16th commencement ceremony has been canceled, too. "I know t...
Mar 18, 2020
Understanding Investigations of COVID-19
PEORIA, Ill. -- With the current spread of COVID-19 across the state, here is some insight to the investigation process of confirmed or suspected cases of the virus. The investigations are called cont...
Mar 18, 2020 Midwest Communications
Bustos tours OSF's Digital Pandemic Response Center
PEORIA, Ill. -- OSF HealthCare demonstrates digital response to COVID-19. Illinois Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (D-17) was at OSF's Jump Trading Simulation Center and Education Center Wednesday to learn...
Mar 18, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Julia Bradley
US, Canada working on mutual ban on nonessential travel
TORONTO (AP) - A Canadian official says Canada and the United States are working out the details of a mutual ban on nonessential travel between the two countries amid the new coronavirus pandemic. The...
Mar 18, 2020 Vehicles move across the Ambassador Bridge from Windsor, Ontario into Detroit shown from Detroit, Monday, March 16, 2020. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is closing his country's borders to anyone not a citizen or a permanent resident or American amid the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
PPD suspends lobby services
PEORIA, Ill. -- In an attempt to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus, and in observation of social distancing, the Peoria Police Department has suspended its lobby services effective immediately. Su...
Mar 18, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
World virus infections hit 200,000; Borders jammed in Europe
BERLIN (AP) - Desperate travelers in cars and trucks are choking European borders. They have created traffic jams miles long as they sought to get back home before borders slammed shut. Truckers are t...
Mar 18, 2020 Midwest Communications
Tazewell County primary election results
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. -- Here are the primary election results for Tazewell County as of 12:15 a.m. Wednesday with 108 out of 109 precincts reporting: For United States President Dem: Bernie Sanders -...
Mar 18, 2020 Midwest Communications
Peoria County primary election results
PEORIA, Ill. -- With 169 of 169 precincts in Peoria County reporting, here are the primary election results from Tuesday night. For President of the United States Dem: Bernie Sanders (D) -- 31.08% Joe...
Mar 17, 2020 Midwest Communications
