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PEKIN, Ill. — A resident of UAW Senior Citizens Center in Pekin is dead after contracting Legionnaires’ Disease, according to news partner 25 News. Another individual who lives at UAW cont...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Squeezed by limits on attendance at its theme parks and other restrictions due to the pandemic, The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday it planned to lay off 28,000 workers in its parks ...

PEORIA, Ill. — A man who had underlying conditions contracted COVID-19 and passed away between Monday and Tuesday, according to the Peoria City/County Health Department. The man lived in Tazewel...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,362 COVID-19 tests between Monday and Tuesday came back positive throughout Illinois. In that time, 23 deaths were reported. 4...

CHICAGO — A member of Gov. J-B Pritzker’s staff has tested positive for COVID-19. According to a release from the Pritzker’s office, that staffer tested negative during weekly testin...

***UPDATE*** The league said Tuesday it plans to play Sunday’s Steelers-Titans game as scheduled and, if a contingency plan is needed to allow for more contact tracing, the game could be moved t...

PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. — A bone, discovered on Saturday near Banner Marsh by a couple fishing on the riverbanks, is confirmed to be human. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood told WMBD News, the bo...

NEW DELHI (AP) - The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus has eclipsed 1 million. The milestone, recorded by Johns Hopkins University, comes nine months into a crisis that has devastated the glob...

PEORIA, Ill. — COVID-19 saliva testing may be used for students and staff of Peoria Public Schools to cut down on quarantine numbers when they return to in-person learning. Superintendent Dr. Sh...