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PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Public Schools may be changing the names of their buildings sooner rather than later. Vice President of the Board of Education Gregory Wilson expressed his interest in exam...

PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria County recorded exactly 100 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend. Meanwhile, Tazewell had 76 and Woodford reported 18, giving the tri-county a total of 194 new cases from...

The Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's is the world's largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer's care, support and research programs. In 2020, the Walk to End Alzheimer's ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Monday snapped a five-day streak of over 50,000 COVID-19 tests performed throughout the state, attributable partially to typically slower activity on Sundays. The Illinois De...

CHILLICOTHE, Ill. - Illinois Valley Central has announced its first confirmed case of COVID-19. Principal Kenton Bergman e-mailed parents and students early on Monday afternoon to inform them of the s...

***UPDATE*** MTHS will be going to all-remote learning until Sept. 8, pending board of education approval. The following e-mail was sent Monday afternoon from Superintendent Sean O’Laughlin to d...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Sunday marked five straight days of 50,000-plus COVID-19 tests administered across the state of Illinois. The Illinois Department of Public Health said 54,351 people took par...

NEW YORK - The world hit a grim coronavirus milestone Saturday with 800,000 confirmed deaths and close to 23 million confirmed cases. That's according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University. Gove...

***UPDATE*** Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley has identified the body as that of 42-year-old Phillip Winger. Pekin Police and Illinois State Police had issued an Endangered Missing Person Adviso...

PEORIA, Ill. — When Bradley University begins classes on Wednesday, Aug. 24, students will be following social distancing and mask protocols in an effort to keep the virus out of classrooms. Stu...