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LINCOLN, Ill. — The National Weather Service in Lincoln has confirmed the Saturday night storm that ripped through Central Illinois produced an EF0/low-end EF1 tornado that touched down near Peo...

CHICAGO — Gov. J.B. Pritzker gave his daily COVID-19 news briefing Sunday and announced good news and bad news. First, the bad news: the state’s total case count has reached 4,596, includi...

LINCOLN, Ill. — The National Weather Service in Lincoln has confirmed the Saturday night storm that ripped through Central Illinois produced an EF0/low-end EF1 tornado that touched down near Peo...

WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. government’s foremost infection disease expert says the United States could experience more than 100,000 deaths and millions of infections from the coronavirus p...

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A central Illinois college will close its doors after 174 years due to declining enrollment and other financial challenges. The State Journal-Register reports the chair...

EAST PEORIA, Ill. — East Peoria fire and police departments responded around 9:30 p.m. Saturday to a fire at Jim Hawk Truck Trailers. Upon arrival, fire crews found two semi trucks fully involve...

CHICAGO — Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Saturday delivered some of the most unfortunate news of the coronavirus news cycle: a Cook County infant has passed away from COVID-19. The total death count rose...

PEORIA, Ill. — Many are working from home during the coronavirus crisis, but for the Illinois Department of Transportation, scheduled work on the Murray Baker Bridge will go on as planned. The $...

PEORIA, Ill. — A Saturday forecast of severe weather has meteorologists telling Central Illinois residents to hunker down. News Partner 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins gave WMBD News a...

WASHINGTON — After much pleading by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, President Donald Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act. In particular, he exercised the act because General Motors was not...