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PEORIA, Ill. – A pedestrian was the victim of a hit-and-run in the wee hours of Saturday morning in Peoria. Peoria Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said the PPD, firefighters and AMT were c...

PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police were called around 10 p.m. Friday to the area of Fayette and Madison on reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers observed a very large crowd in excess of 100 pe...

PEORIA, Ill. — A combined four residents of Peoria and Tazewell Counties passed away between Thursday and Friday from COVID-19. A Tazewell man in his 40s succumbed to the virus, while in Peoria,...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Friday reported more than 166,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered Thursday throughout the state. The state continues ...

PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria has become a nationwide “epicenter” for COVID-19 over recent weeks, according to Dr. Doug Kasper, Interim section head of infectious disease at the University o...

UPDATE 4/16 2:15 P.M. — The severe crash that occurred Friday morning just before 6:00 a.m. in Bartonville has claimed a life. According to Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood, 47-year-old Chris...

PEORIA, Ill. – OSF Saint Francis Medical Center President Bob Anderson at Thursday’s Peoria City/County Health Department (PCCHD) weekly briefing said COVID-19 hospitalizations are trendin...

PEORIA, Ill. — Anyone 16 and older may now schedule their own vaccination at the OSF HealthCare website. Once signup is complete, the patient receives a confirmation code and an e-mail or text. ...

PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department Thursday reported an increase of 18 area hospitalizations due to COVID-19 compared to Wednesday. As of Thursday afternoon, 46 patients wer...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Despite Johnson & Johnson vaccines’ being placed on hold, residents of Illinois continued Wednesday to get their COVID-19 shots. The amount of vaccines administered...