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PEORIA, Ill. — On Friday, the Peoria County coroner released the name of an inmate found unresponsive in the Peoria County Jail on Thursday morning. Coroner Jamie Harwood said 60-year-old Freder...

Morton, Ill. — With classes set to start Tuesday, August 11, Morton District 709 says three students and two staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. Superintendent Jeff Hill said in a l...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States added 1.8 million jobs in July, a pullback from the gains of May and June and evidence that the resurgent coronavirus is stalling hiring and slowing an economic reb...

August 7, 2020 Q: If you do this .... your brain will stay sharper. What is it? A: Go into the office every day. If you have An office job  

CAMDENTON, Mo. (AP) – Authorities say an Illinois man has died after being hit by a boat anchor on Lake of the Ozarks. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the incident happened Wednesday afte...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois Department of Employment Security has extended jobless benefits another 20 weeks as the state’s unemployment numbers continue to soar because of the c...

PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria firefighters responded to smoke in a house around 1:00 p.m. Thursday at 2117 W. Ann St. Fire crews found plastic blinds in the kitchen that caught on fire after incense wer...

PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a May 13 murder. The PPD took into custody 23-year-old Devonte P. Thompson after detectives were tipped off Thursday after...

WIRL, WPBG, WXCEL, WKZF & WSWT Back To School Give-a-way 08-08 thru 08-21-2020

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Department of Public Health announced 1,953 additional cases of COVID-19 between Wednesday and Thursday, as well as 21 deaths. Labs statewide took in 41,686 specimen...