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PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department Tuesday reported over 200 new cases of COVID-19 since Friday. Peoria County saw an increase of 103, Tazewell an increase of 77, and Woodfo...

MORTON, Ill. — The United States Department of Agriculture (U.S.D.A.) has renewed a free food service program at Morton schools through the end of 2020. All children 18 and under, not just Morto...

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says Pentagon leaders want to keep waging wars in order to keep defense contractors “happy.” Trump continues to fight allegations that he mad...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting 1,381 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, and eight deaths. Monday’s reported fatalities bring the state’s...

CHICAGO (AP) – An 8-year-old girl was killed and two adults were severely wounded after they were shot Monday evening in Chicago while traveling in a vehicle on the city’s South Side. Chic...

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – The 2020 presidential race is entering its final phase. Democratic candidate Joe Biden is set to visit Pennsylvania for a virtual AFL-CIO town hall, and he’s collec...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday reported just over 1,400 new cases of coronavirus and five additonal deaths. Since the start of the pandemic, 249,580 cases...

CHICAGO (AP) – A former ComEd vice president has been charged with bribery conspiracy, the first criminal charge tied to a federal probe that has implicated House Speaker Michael Madigan. The Ch...

CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois health authorities are reporting 2,806 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, one day after a recently discovered backlog of tests added more than 5,000 cases to the statewide ...

PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria firefighters responded at approximately 11:47 p.m. Saturday to a structure fire at 714 E. Maywood Avenue. Fire Battalion Chief Clinton Kuhlman said crews found smoke coming...