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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — More Illinoisans received the COVID-19 vaccine between Thursday and Friday than during any other 24-hour reporting period since the shot has been available. Just short of 75,...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. employment growth rebounded less than expected in January and job losses the prior month were deeper than initially thought, strengthening the argument for additional...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s drive to enact a $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill gained momentum on Friday as the U.S. Senate narrowly approved a budget blueprint allowing ...

PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria firefighters responded just before 11 p.m. Thursday to a house fire in the 4000 block of N. University. Fire Battalion Chief Steve Rada said a resident noticed sparks comin...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives voted to strip Marjorie Taylor Greene of two high-profile committee assignments on Thursday, punishing the Republican congresswoman for i...

PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department Thursday outlined additional COVID-19 vaccine registration protocols during its weekly coronavirus news conference. Public Health Administ...

PEORIA, Ill. — A Peoria County man in his 70s passed away between Wednesday and Thursday from COVID-19 complications. 134 area residents received positive test results, as well. Peoria County ac...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Thursday reported the seven-day rolling positivity rate across the state continues to remain mostly steady. Wednesday, that ra...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats in the U.S. Senate were poised on Thursday to take a first step toward the ultimate passage of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief proposal...

PEKIN, Ill. — Five people were displaced early Thursday morning by an apartment fire in Pekin. Pekin firefighters and emergency crews were called to the 200 block of Cooper Street just before 5 ...