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As flu season ramps up, OSF doctor says there's still time to get vaccinated
PEORIA, Ill. - With "very high" levels of influenza reported across the state, OSF Healthcare's Dr. Brian Curtis is urging everyone to get their flu shot. While it's still possible to catch the flu af...
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Nikki Glaser returns to Peoria following historic Golden Globes hosting gig
PEORIA, Ill. -One of comedy's hottest stars is making her way back to central Illinois. The Peoria Civic Center announced that Nikki Glaser will perform at the Prairie Home Alliance Theater on Novembe...
Jan 06, 2026 Peoria Civic Center Facebook Page
Illinois Department of Human Services reports yearslong data breach
Article Summary IDHS says it inadvertently stored protected health information on a publicly accessible website involving more than 32,000 Division of Rehabilitation Services customers and more than 6...
Jan 06, 2026 Capitol News Illinois file photo
Medical groups' challenge to Kennedy-backed vaccine policies can proceed, US judge rules
By Nate Raymond BOSTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that several major medical organizations can move forward with their lawsuit challenging policies adopted under U.S. Health S...
Jan 06, 2026 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks with U.S. Vice President JD Vance (not pictured) during the inaugural Make America Healthy Again summit in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 12, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
US House Democrats holding January 6 riot forum on Trump election 'threats'
By Nolan D. McCaskill and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives will mark the fifth anniversary of a deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporter...
Jan 06, 2026 House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks during a statue dedication ceremony in honor of Barbara Rose Johns of Virginia, in Emancipation Hall of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 16, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt
Update: Opening arguments to begin in trial of former Uvalde school officer accused of inaction during shooting
Updated at 8:54 a.m. By Brad Brooks Jan 6 (Reuters) - One of the first police officers on the scene of the 2022 attack at a Texas elementary school that killed 19 students and two teachers is now the ...
Jan 06, 2026 A couple visits memorial crosses in front of Robb Elementary School, as U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announces the results of a review into the law enforcement response to a 2022 mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, U.S., January 18, 2024. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal/File Photo
2025 murders and gunshot victims down in Peoria, chief sees "meaningful progress"
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Peoria Police saw a significant drop in murders and gun-specific murders in 2025. Year-end stats show a 61 percent reduction in shooting deaths to seven, and a 45 percent cut ...
Jan 06, 2026 Courtesy of Peoria Police Department's Facebook Page
US cuts broad recommendation for four childhood vaccines including flu
WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - The United States ended on Monday its longstanding guidance that all children receive vaccines against flu and three other diseases, a sweeping change that advances one o...
Jan 05, 2026 A view shows MMR vaccine at the City of Lubbock Health Department in Lubbock, Texas, U.S. February 27, 2025. REUTERS/Annie Rice/File Photo
Trump administration sets meetings with oil companies over Venezuela, source says
WASHINGTON/HOUSTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - The administration of President Donald Trump is planning to meet with executives from U.S. oil companies later this week to discuss boosting Venezuelan oil produc...
Jan 05, 2026 Pipelines and an oil pump jack are seen in an oil field near Lake Maracaibo, in Cabimas, Venezuela October 14, 2022. REUTERS/Issac Urrutia/File Photo
Changes by Postal Service could impact vote-by-mail ballots
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - New changes at the United States Postal Service could affect how vote-by-mail ballots are counted in upcoming elections, prompting local election officials to urge voters not ...
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