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MORTON, Ill. — Just two days after announcing Superintendent Jeff Hill would be retiring at the end of the 2021-2022 school year, Morton District 709 announced who will fill Hill’s shoes. ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Thursday reported 891 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 42 additional deaths. More than 63,000 doses of COVID-19 va...

PEORIA, Ill. — After reporting zero area deaths related to COVID-19 on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Peoria City/County Health Department Thursday reported three such deaths. A Peoria County male i...

PEORIA, Ill. — A team from the Federal Emergency Management Agency is working with local health departments to raise awareness about the availability of COVID-19 vaccine clinics and various reco...

***UPDATE*** 5/27/21 3:45 P.M. 20-year-old Kandon Bonner has been identified as the victim. An autopsy showed Bonner suffered multiple gunshots to his thorax. _________________________________________...

PEORIA, Ill. — Workers for the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and Illinois State Police (ISP) commonly find themselves in a dangerous position on the side of highways and interstat...

PEORIA, Ill. — The hunger for concerts, sporting events, and other such gatherings is at a fever pitch after the pandemic wrecked all such occasions. Just as hungry are the proverbial sharks in ...

PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department Wednesday reported no new COVID-19 deaths in the tri-county area for a second straight day. Overall, 31 new cases were reported throughout...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — More than 11 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have now been put into Illinoisans’ arms. The 59,494 doses administered on Tuesday sprung the state over the 11M mark...

(Reuters) – Eight people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a light rail yard in San Jose, California, on Wednesday morning, the county sheriff’s office said. Santa Clara County Sher...