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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose last week, likely boosted by brutal winter storms in the densely populated South in mid-February, ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate is expected to begin debating President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package on Thursday after agreeing to phase out payments to high...

PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria St. Patrick’s Day parade was officially canceled this past Monday, marking the second year in a row that has happened. It was a collaborative decision made in con...

PEORIA, Ill. — An occupant of a North Valley home that caught fire Wednesday morning sustained burns severe enough to require transport to a hospital for treatment. Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics...

PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department for the second day in a row reported a 24-hour new COVID case count of 54 for the tri-county. Tazewell accounted for the most, with 23, fo...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Wednesday reported the seven-day rolling average of COVID-19 vaccines administered daily is 84,202 doses. 82,449 doses were ad...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The police force that guards the U.S. Capitol said on Wednesday it has obtained intelligence pointing to a possible plot by a militia group to breach the building on Thurs...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. senators and President Joe Biden have agreed to place an income limit on Americans who would receive stimulus payments under his $1.9 trillion coronavirus ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate is expected to vote as early as Wednesday on whether to move forward on President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, an action tha...

EAST PEORIA, Ill. — By a 3-2 vote, East Peoria City Council on Tuesday night approved to further its partnership with Prochamps, an outsourced service that helps track down owners of vacant and ...