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PEORIA, Ill. — A man who had underlying conditions contracted COVID-19 and passed away between Monday and Tuesday, according to the Peoria City/County Health Department. The man lived in Tazewel...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,362 COVID-19 tests between Monday and Tuesday came back positive throughout Illinois. In that time, 23 deaths were reported. 4...

CHICAGO — A member of Gov. J-B Pritzker’s staff has tested positive for COVID-19. According to a release from the Pritzker’s office, that staffer tested negative during weekly testin...

***UPDATE*** The league said Tuesday it plans to play Sunday’s Steelers-Titans game as scheduled and, if a contingency plan is needed to allow for more contact tracing, the game could be moved t...

PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. — A bone, discovered on Saturday near Banner Marsh by a couple fishing on the riverbanks, is confirmed to be human. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood told WMBD News, the bo...

NEW DELHI (AP) - The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus has eclipsed 1 million. The milestone, recorded by Johns Hopkins University, comes nine months into a crisis that has devastated the glob...

PEORIA, Ill. — COVID-19 saliva testing may be used for students and staff of Peoria Public Schools to cut down on quarantine numbers when they return to in-person learning. Superintendent Dr. Sh...

PEKIN, Ill. — The City of Pekin voted Monday night to take advantage of an allotment of $1.4 million in state coronavirus relief funds. The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportuni...

PEKIN, Ill. — A 19-year-old Pekin mother is in jail after the death of her 11-month-old daughter, according to news partner 25 News. The mother, Angel Vanduker, now faces involuntary manslaughte...

PEORIA, Ill. — Two Peoria Public Library branches closed for the last week because an employee tested positive for COVID-19 are on target to reopen as scheduled. The North and Lakeview facilitie...