WEST PEORIA For the second year in a row, West Peoria has called off its Fourth of July Parade.
As with last year, the pandemic prompted the cancellation. The last parade, in 2019 featuring an appearance by Gov. JB Pritzker and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton marked its 49th anniversary. What started as a small event with a few floats blossomed into an hour-plus event boasting more than 100 entries. Thousands of observers line the parade route, especially bag-toting kids eager to scramble for candy tossed from floats.
However, the West Peoria City Council decided this week to cancel after consulting with the city s insurer and the Peoria City/County Health Department. The department s administrator, Monica Hendrickson, told West Peoria that she was wary of recent infection and hospitalization numbers related to COVID-19.
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PEORIA, Ill. Thursday’s COVID-19 report from the Peoria City/County Health Department was particularly devastating for Tazewell County, which reported four deaths over the last 24 hours from the virus.
All four Tazewell deaths were of men. One was in his 50s, while one was in his 60s, and two were in their 70s.
Peoria County also reported the passing of a woman in her 70s who lived at Cornerstone.
A combined 187 residents of Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties tested positive during the reporting period. 114 live in Peoria, 49 live in Tazewell, and the other 24 are in Woodford.
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WEST PEORIA, Ill. Due to safety concerns, West Peoria has decided to cancel this year’s 4th of July Parade.
In a news release, city officials said Thursday that after speaking with the Peoria City/County Health Department and the city’s insurance company, they “cannot take the risk of holding a parade of such magnitude and putting everyone at risk.”
This is the second consecutive year that West Peoria has had to cancel the parade.
West Peoria Mayor James Dillon encouraged residents to celebrate Independence Day safely while following social distancing guidelines suggested by the Illinois Department of Public Health.
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PEORIA, Ill. The COVID-19 case count for Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties was lower between Monday and Tuesday than usual, but the death count remained high.
In Peoria County, a woman in her 30s passed away from virus-related complications. The Peoria City/County Health Department did say she had comorbidities.
A woman in her 60s from Peoria County also succumbed while, in Tazewell County, three people died: a man in his 60s, a man in his 80s, and a woman in her 90s.
A total of 151 people in the tri-county found out they have the virus. 84 live in Peoria, 55 reside in Tazewell, while the other 12 are located in Woodford.