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WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Friday said he would order increased production of syringes and other supplies to ramp up vaccinations against COVID-19 and improve...

Something we all want to imagine and what we would do with it. What would I do with it? Buy something you've always wanted or how long could you go without ever working again? Yeah it comes to mind. A...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Friday reported 6,642 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in the state, including 123 additional deaths. IDPH also an...

PEORIA, Ill. — On the day Region Two graduated to tier two COVID-19 mitigation status, the Peoria City/County Health Department also reported the sad news of eight additional tri-county deaths r...

CHICAGO — The Chicago Department of Health (CDPH) and Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Friday announced the first case in Illinois of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 first identified in ...

***UPDATE*** Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the deceased person as 46-year-old Laurie A. Helms. He pronounced the cause of death smoke inhalation. It wasn’t immediately clear as to why she...

EAST PEORIA, Ill. — Pending final regulatory approval, Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino Thursday announced it would reopen to the public on Saturday, Jan. 16. Gaming operations will resume at 8 a.m., alo...

PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department announced Thursday it expects Tier 1B vaccinations to begin next week. Tier 1B includes individuals 65 years and older, as well as frontli...

PEORIA, Ill. — Over 400 OSF employees will be working in downtown Peoria in the new OSF OnCall building, a first-of-its-kind digital hub. The first employees will begin working at the building o...

***UPDATE*** The suspect was a Peoria County Sheriff’s Deputy. He has resigned his post. ________________________________ PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police have arrested a man they believe was ...