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CHICAGO — Gov. J.B. Pritzker said a “strike team” has been formed by the Illinois Department of Public Health to make sure long-term care facilities are following proper COVID-19 gui...

GENEVA - The head of the World Health Organization has warned that "the worst is yet ahead of us" in the coronavirus outbreak, raising new alarm bells about the pandemic just as many countries are beg...

PEORIA, Ill. — There’s no word yet on when Gov. J-B Pritzker will open Illinois back up. At a minimum, the mandatory stay-at-home order will continue until April 30. Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis...

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart is shuttering 269 stores globally. The grocery store chain said Monday that 154 stores that will be closed are in the U.S. The company said the closings represent les...

CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois Senate Democrats are seeking more than $41 billion from the federal government in the next coronavirus relief plan, including $10 billion for a pension fund bailout. Sena...

PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. — Peoria County Sheriff’s Deputies were called at approximately 1:10 a.m. Sunday to a single vehicle accident on Truitt Road, near the intersection with Krause Road jus...

CHICAGO — Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Sunday another airlift of personal protective equipment is scheduled to land Monday in Illinois from China, as the state continues its battle against coronaviru...

PEORIA, Ill. — The tri-county’s positive COVID-19 case count rose Sunday to 76. The Peoria City/County Health Department said there were 41 cases in Peoria County, 11 in Woodford, and 24 i...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Private funders are coming together to support grants to meet emergency needs of low-income students at the state's public colleges and universities. The Illinois Board of Hi...

CHICAGO — Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker faces a hard decision when asked when he will reopen the state while the death toll from COVID-19 continues to climb. During Saturday’s news brief...