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PEORIA, Ill. — Should you wear gloves to the polls? Peoria City/County Health Department Administrator Monica Hendrickson said besides wearing a mask, which is required, any safety precautions y...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans are making their choice between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, selecting a leader to steer a nation battered by a surging pandemic that has killed more than...

PEORIA, Ill. — The Catholic Diocese of Peoria told its schools on Monday that they will not be allowed to participate in IHSA basketball this winter. The IHSA is defying Gov. J-B Pritker’s...

The seat is up for grabs this year. But, what does the job entail? With Election Day quickly approaching, WMBD News is getting a series of civics lessons from Dr. Megan Remmel, Political Science Profe...

***UPDATE*** Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the victim has 33-year-old Robert Gilliam, Jr. He was pronounced brain dead shortly before 2 on Tuesday at OSF St. Francis. An autopsy w...

PEORIA, Ill. — A school bus was involved in an accident Monday morning with a pedestrian on a motorized bike at the intersection of William Kumpf Blvd. and Romeo B. Garrett Ave. The accident occ...

PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis issued a statement Monday saying while neither he nor any other mayor has the power to override state mandates, Peoria also can’t be expending public ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — 6,222 people throughout Illinois tested positive in the Sunday-Monday reporting period for COVID-19. 20 deaths were announced. Illinois Department of Public Health said labs ...

PEORIA, Ill. — As Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties prepare for Wednesday’s mitigation restrictions to take effect throughout the encompassing Region Two, the tri-county is reeling f...

PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. — As tier one mitigation of the Restore Illinois plan comes to Region 2, Peoria Heights will comply with restrictions. Village Administrator Dustin Sutton told WMBD News, si...