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PEORIA, Ill — A statewide school closure for grades K-12 to minimize the spread of COVID-19 is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, March 17. Peoria Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Sharon Desmoulin-...

PEORIA, Ill. — A local medical college will cease classroom instruction due to concerns with the spread of COVID-19. Beginning midnight Sunday, March 15, Methodist College will close all face to...

PEORIA, Ill. — As of the Peoria City and County Board of Health’s Friday afternoon news conference, there still had been no cases of a positive COVID-19 test in Peoria. That being said, Pu...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. J.B. Pritzker has announced a statewide K-12 school closure to minimize the spread of COVID-19 that will last two weeks. It will run March 17-30th. “I’m spea...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is officially declaring a national emergency over the new coronavirus. The president spoke at Rose Garden press conference and s...

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is preparing to invoke emergency powers as the country struggles to contain the coronavirus outbreak. This is according to two people familiar with the p...

PEORIA, Ill. — The staff with the Peoria County Coroner’s Office will take extra precautions and not suspend services. County Coroner Jamie Harwood said there have been no reported deaths ...

PEKIN, Ill. — Tazewell County Clerk John Ackerman said Friday morning that precautions have been taken to ensure that all of the county’s polling places are safe for voters in regards to t...

BOSTON (AP) – Boston Marathon organizers say they’re postponing the prestigious race until Sept. 14 because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. The Boston Athletic Association’...

AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Masters golf tournament has been postponed because of coronavirus worries. The full statement from August Chairman Fred Ridley: On Wednesday, March 4, we issued a memo stating...