25 News Staff, Author at WEEK

April 2, 2020 10:56 pm 25 News Staff

Peoria (WEEK) — With Easter right around the corner the stay-at-home order is especially difficult for those who wish to participate in religious…

April 2, 2020 3:50 pm 25 News Staff

PEORIA (WEEK) — An additional four cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have been confirmed in the Tri-County area of Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford…

April 2, 2020 2:46 pm 25 News Staff

CHICAGO (WEEK) — State health officials are reporting 715 additional novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and 16 deaths…

April 2, 2020 1:39 pm 25 News Staff

(WEEK) — Gov. JB Pritzker holds the daily press briefing at 2:30 p.m. Thursday on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)…

April 2, 2020 1:34 pm 25 News Staff

CHICAGO (AP) — A new federal lawsuit seeks an court order directing state officials “to drastically reduce Illinois’s prison population” on…

April 2, 2020 1:26 pm 25 News Staff

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois continued to share in the nation’s economic pain wrought by COVID-19 with 178,421 unemployment claims filed…

April 2, 2020 11:14 am 25 News Staff

MILWAUKEE (WEEK) — The Democratic National Convention is being pushed back to start August 17 due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns. The…

April 2, 2020 10:46 am 25 News Staff

(WEEK) — Special Olympics Illinois has cancelled its 2020 State Summer Games amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Officials with…

April 2, 2020 9:20 am 25 News Staff

(WREX) — Menards continues to modify its policies due to the outbreak of COVID-19. The store announced they’re no longer allowing anyone under the…

April 2, 2020 8:48 am 25 News Staff

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, far exceeding a record high set just last week, a…