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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday reported just over 1,400 new cases of coronavirus and five additonal deaths. Since the start of the pandemic, 249,580 cases...

CHICAGO (AP) – A former ComEd vice president has been charged with bribery conspiracy, the first criminal charge tied to a federal probe that has implicated House Speaker Michael Madigan. The Ch...

CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois health authorities are reporting 2,806 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, one day after a recently discovered backlog of tests added more than 5,000 cases to the statewide ...

PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria firefighters responded at approximately 11:47 p.m. Saturday to a structure fire at 714 E. Maywood Avenue. Fire Battalion Chief Clinton Kuhlman said crews found smoke coming...

PEORIA, Ill. — Emergency crews were called at approximately 6:20 p.m. Saturday to an apartment complex in the 3300 block of W. Woodhill Lane on reports of an unconscious male. Firefighters first...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 487 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS DE WIT...

MORTON, Ill. — Fewer students are positive with COVID-19 this week compared to last week, but the number of students in quarantine is up. Last week, there were eight students that had tested pos...

PEORIA, Ill. — The inaugural Heart of Illinois Congenital Heart Defect (CHD) Walk will take place at noon at the Keller Station this Sunday, Sept. 6. However, the walk has turned into a drive-th...

PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria firefighters and paramedics responded to a residential fire Friday at 9:13 p.m. The first arriving truck company found a fire in the enclosed porch area of the home, locate...

PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City Council voted on Tuesday to decommission two fire engines in the city to help plug the hole in the budget created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision has not be...