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WASHINGTON (AP) - The economic catastrophe caused by the viral outbreak likely sent the U.S. unemployment rate in April to its highest level since the Great Depression and caused a record-shattering l...

PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department on Wednesday made some corrections to data given on Tuesday. Health Administrator Monica Hendrickson said a woman in her 90s whose death w...

CHICAGO — Dr. Ngozi Ezike with the Illinois Department of Public Health on Wednesday announced 2,270 new cases of COVID-19. Over 4,000 individuals in the state are in hospitals with COVID-19 sym...

PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. — Peoria Heights Mayor Michael Phelan announced Wednesday a stimulus plan to help local small business owners. “The Village Board of Peoria Heights approved a mortgage...

WASHINGTON (AP) – One day after saying that the COVID-19 task force would be winding down, President Donald Trump says it would continue on indefinitely but focus on rebooting the economy. Trump...

PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria’s small businesses can’t wait. Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis has submitted a plan to Gov. J-B Pritzker to fully reopen restaurants and bars ahead phase four plans anno...

PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria firefighters were called around 4:45 a.m. Wednesday to the 2400 block of W. Wiswall for a house fire. Upon arrival, crews found the single-story home fully engulfed in flam...

I know my kids are missing their grandparents like crazy!! So today, we are sending them a hug in the mail. Here’s what you’ll need: 1. pencil 2. long sheet of paper 3. paint *Roll out a s...

EAST PEORIA, Ill. — During Tuesday night’s East Peoria City Council meeting, commissioners remain supportive of the city’s phased reopening. Commissioner Mark Hill reminded residents...

PEORIA, Ill. — The tri-county region has seen its eighth death from COVID-19. The Tazewell County woman in her 90s with comorbid conditions was transported to a local hospital where she later di...