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PEKIN, Ill. — The first two known Illinois cases of the United Kingdom variant of COVID-19 were detected at Reditus Labs in Pekin. The positive tests came from DuPage County. 12 cases of the var...

January 29, 2021 Q: If you have Millennials living in the house, you have, on average, five of these. A: Five dirty dishes in the sink  

PEORIA, Ill. — A man was shot Thursday night while walking in the area of McClure and University in Peoria. “Just before 9:30, a male victim with a gunshot wound to the torso was dropped o...

PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria firefighters responded just after 8 a.m. Thursday to the area of Graceland and Sunnyview Drive. Fire Battalion Chief Nate Rice said crews received a call about smoke coming...

DEERFIELD, Ill. - Caterpillar, Inc. saw a 15% decline in sales and revenue from the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to the same time period of 2019, numbers released Friday show. The company took in $...

PEORIA, Ill. — While Tier 1B COVID-19 vaccinations include frontline essential workers and individuals 65 years and older, 1C vaccinations are a much broader category that includes a wide range ...

Tuesday, February 2nd 2021 "Groundhog Day" This curious holiday comes from our agricultural past and marks the halfway point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. Here are some facts and...

PEORIA, Ill. — Patients in area hospitals took a dive in the right direction Thursday, as 11 fewer people with COVID-19 are occupying hospital beds compared to Wednesday. Ten fewer people occupi...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — 103 people died from COVID-19 and 4,191 tests between Wednesday and Thursday came back positive, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. Labs throughout the st...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. economy contracted at its sharpest pace since World War Two in 2020 as COVID-19 ravaged services businesses like restaurants and airlines, throwing millions of Am...