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A handful of camps are re-opening…but most are still shut down. I know it can be pretty daunting trying to find activities for kids to do during the summer, but we may have a resolution for you....

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added a substantial 4.8 million jobs in June, and the unemployment rate fell to 11.1%, as the job market improved for a second straight month yet still remained far sh...

July 2, 2020 Q: About 16% of Americans have recently done this in their driveway. What is it? A: Sat in their car, without going anywhere, just to get away from everyone inside the house.

PEKIN, Ill. — Pekin’s Marigold Festival will look a bit different this year. The Pekin Chamber of Commerce announced in a news release Wednesday, instead of the traditional Marigold Festiv...

PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria firefighters responded around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday to a house fire at 304 E. Republic St. “When our crews arrived, they found light smoke coming from the home, due to ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois remained below 1,000 newly-reported positive COVID-19 cases over a 24-hour period, as the Department of Public Health on Wednesday reported 828. There were 30 new de...

PEORIA, Ill. — The area’s positive COVID-19 case count rose Wednesday to 666, an increase of 18 from Tuesday. Peoria County could hit the 500 mark by the end of the week, as the countyR...

Well my friends as we approach a 4th of July weekend. I was thinking about our Star Spangled Banner. Do you know all the words? They say 71% of Americans think they know all the lyrics to our national...

July 1, 2020 Q: More than 50% of Americans are confident they can do THIS very well. What is THIS? A: Cook a steak  

PEORIA,Ill. — The Illinois Valley Striders, organizers of Peoria’s Steamboat Classic race, said Tuesday the 47th annual running, already postponed from the Father’s Day weekend date,...