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PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department Thursday held a news briefing on COVID-19 in the tri-county area for the first time since ending the regular meetings. Among the topics of...

PEORIA, Ill. – Health departments and hospitals within the Tri-County area have outlined their recommended COVID-19 prevention strategies ahead of the 2021-22 school year. The local health depar...

CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker Thursday signed HB 0135 into law, making birth control an over-the-counter medication. “This legislation that I'm signing into law today makes Illinois ...

PEORIA, Ill. — Whitney’s Walk for Life raises awareness about depression and suicide prevention in Central Illinois. The event, now in it’s 18th year, was founded by friends and fami...

PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. – The eastbound lane of Rt. 24 near Bartonville was closed Thursday morning due to an overturned semi. Bartonville Assistant Fire Chief Drew Zachman said the truck was carryi...

WASHINGTON (FOX) — On Thursday, China rejected a World Health Organization plan for a second phase of investigation into the coronavirus origins, which would include audits of laboratories and m...

PEKIN, Ill. — Additional cases of the Delta variant have been detected in Central Illinois. Pekin’s Reditus Labs reports 18 new cases of the highly transmissible variant of COVID-19 have b...

PEORIA, Ill. — Three Peoria residents of an apartment complex in the 2400 block of Gale have been displaced after a Wednesday afternoon fire. Peoria fire crews responded just before 2:00 p.m. on...

PEORIA, Ill. — OSF HealthCare announced Wednesday all employees will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of September. The decision was made based on information and guidanc...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A 15-year-old girl from Peoria is dead following a shooting in Cedar Rapids, Iowa Tuesday morning. Tyliyah Whitis was found dead in a crashed car with gunshot wounds in Ceda...