October 19, 2020
PEORIA (WEEK) – A little taste of normalcy is on the way as Peoria Public School students plan to head back to the classroom. The game changer … better access to priority testing. Superintendent Dr. Kherat said a big reason for the accelerated return to class is the ability to rapidly test students. Thanks to a $200,000 […]
October 2, 2020
The countdown is on to the 2020 Presidential election—debatably one of the most important elections in our lifetime. Normally, the poll sites are packed with people lining up outside voting centers every November. But as COVID-19 has proven, this year is anything but normal, and certain measures must be taken to ensure the highly contagious […]
September 10, 2020
Dr. Aaron Rossi, CEO of PAL Health and Reditus Laboratories, discusses the business’s 40+ year history and what it means to be “COVID Courageous”.
September 8, 2020
Restaurants are letting people back in, but you still need to take precautions. Restaurants in metro Atlanta and throughout Georgia are reopening their dining rooms, and many people are venturing back in. Even with tables spaced 6 feet apart, you need to take precautions to limit your exposure to the coronavirus. One of those is wearing […]
September 8, 2020
Placing your mask on the table while dining out during the coronavirus pandemic? Think again. COVID-19 has changed the way we do pretty much everything, including eating out. Now that many restaurants have reopened dine-in options, with socially distanced tables inside or outdoors, a new problem presents itself: How do you wear a mask while eating? Wearing […]
June 7, 2020
Out-of-state travel accounts for some of the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in McLean and Tazewell counties, officials said Monday. Read more here
May 22, 2020
A Pekin testing lab will partner with the state to keep a COVID-19 test site operating in Bloomington, Illinois emergency management and public health officials announced Friday. Read more here
May 21, 2020
Drive-through COVID testing will continue past May 22 at Bloomington’s Interstate Center, State Representative Dan Brady said. Rep. Brady (R-Normal) said that while Illinois National Guard members who have been operating the testing facility will move their services to Peoria on Friday, the Interstate Center will remain open for drive through tests, which will now […]
May 8, 2020
April 14, 2020
A Pekin medical lab is starting up COVID-19 testing in earnest this week. Reditus Laboratories is working on a 24/7 basis to get results churned out for 2,000 tests a day, or 14,000 a week. Read more here
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