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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health Saturday reported 5,343 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, as well as 130 addition deaths. In the most recent 24-hour peri...

MORTON, Ill. — Morton School District 709 announced eight students have been diagnosed with COVID-19, and 114 are in quarantine, as of Friday, Jan. 15. Three staff members had coronavirus, and 1...

PEORIA, Ill. — Snow fighters hit the streets in Peoria Saturday around 5:30 a.m. — working all 17 routes to ensure the main roads are in safe and prime condition for area motorists. Accord...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The F-B-I has warned that protests may be planned leading up to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden in all 50 state capitols. Gov. J-B Pritzker has said the state i...

WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Friday said he would order increased production of syringes and other supplies to ramp up vaccinations against COVID-19 and improve...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Friday reported 6,642 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in the state, including 123 additional deaths. IDPH also an...

PEORIA, Ill. — On the day Region Two graduated to tier two COVID-19 mitigation status, the Peoria City/County Health Department also reported the sad news of eight additional tri-county deaths r...

CHICAGO — The Chicago Department of Health (CDPH) and Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Friday announced the first case in Illinois of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 first identified in ...

***UPDATE*** Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the deceased person as 46-year-old Laurie A. Helms. He pronounced the cause of death smoke inhalation. It wasn’t immediately clear as to why she...