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WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of laid-off workers seeking U.S. unemployment benefits rose to 1.1 million last week after two weeks of declines, evidence that many employers are still slashing jobs as t...

***UPDATE*** Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the driver as 16-year-old Aaron Miller. Harwood said Miller died exclusively of blunt force trauma injuries, meaning the fire did not pl...

DUNLAP, Ill. — A letter sent out to Dunlap High School families and staff on Wednesday said one of the classrooms at the school will be closed due to a possible case of COVID-19. According to th...

CHICAGO — A big breakthrough as it relates to COVID-19 testing was announced Wednesday by Gov. J.B. Pritzker. “The University of Illinois has been granted emergency use authorization from ...

PEORIA, Ill. — A female Peoria County resident in her 80s has passed away from complications related to COVID-19, the area’s latest casualty from coronavirus. The Peoria City/County Health...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The state of Illinois is back over the 2,000 new cases mark. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Wednesday announced 2,295 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, includ...

PEKIN, Ill. — Illinois Gov. J-B Pritzker Wednesday announced new grants for 27 projects statewide, including one in Pekin. The City of Pekin has been awarded $2 million for the revitalization of...

WASHINGTON, Ill. — According to a letter sent out to families on Tuesday, Washington Grade School students will start the school year learning from home, like many students in the Peoria area. W...

PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert around 2 a.m. Wednesday in the 2000 block of S. Oregon. Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said seven shots were fired. “Of...

EAST PEORIA, Ill. — A residential facility is coming to East Peoria that will mean a minimum of a $13 million investment. City Council on Tuesday night voted to move forward with the Riverfront ...