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CHICAGO — Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Saturday delivered some of the most unfortunate news of the coronavirus news cycle: a Cook County infant has passed away from COVID-19. The total death count rose...

PEORIA, Ill. — Many are working from home during the coronavirus crisis, but for the Illinois Department of Transportation, scheduled work on the Murray Baker Bridge will go on as planned. The $...

PEORIA, Ill. — A Saturday forecast of severe weather has meteorologists telling Central Illinois residents to hunker down. News Partner 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins gave WMBD News a...

WASHINGTON — After much pleading by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, President Donald Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act. In particular, he exercised the act because General Motors was not...

PEORIA, Ill. — Bradley University officials reported late Friday a student studying abroad during spring semester has tested positive for the coronavirus. The student had not returned to campus ...

PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria City/County Health Department announced one new COVID-19 case Friday at the daily news conference. The new case is in Tazewell County. This brings the local total in the Tri-...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 488 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including eight deaths. Approximately 86% of fatalities are among patie...

PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria Civic Center saw one of the facility’s best months in February. General Manager Rik Edgar said there was an increase in revenue. “We were $300,000 ahead of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Acting with exceptional resolve in an extraordinary time, the House rushed President Donald Trump a $2.2 trillion rescue package Friday, tossing a life preserver to a U.S. economy an...

STATS Local confirmed cases in the Peoria area: 2,380 Deaths in the Peoria area: 44 This figure is likely to grow as testing increases and symptoms begin to show up in people already infected. Illinoi...