Safe Passage: COVID-19 & air travel
(KING) In contrast to cruise ships, airliners have not proven to be hot beds for COVID-19 infections. The International Air Transport…
Pinecrest ramp from I-74 West closing for two weeks
EAST PEORIA (WEEK) — The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced the closure of the ramp from westbound Interstate 74 to Pinecrest…
State reports 4,342 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday; 7-day positivity rises to 5.7%
State health officials announced 4,342 new COVID-19 cases and 69 additional deaths…
Illinois Sheriff’s Association warns of phone scam
(WEEK) — The Illinois Sheriff’s Association is warning residents around the state of a phone scam underway fraudulently using the name and phone…
Farmington Road over Dry Run Creek to see one day closure
PEORIA (WEEK) — A portion of Farmington Road between Sterling and Park that runs over Dry Run Creek will be closed to through traffic Thursday,…
ISBE honors several central Illinois educators with Those Who Excel awards
(WEEK) — Several central Illinois educators are being recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education. The board released their 2021 awards…
McLean County reports 62 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday
McLean County health officials are reporting 62 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the county’s total to…
Pope endorses same-sex civil unions in new documentary film
Pope Francis endorsed gay civil unions for the first time as pope while being interviewed for a feature-length documentary that made its premiere at…
OxyContin maker to plead to 3 criminal charges
Justice Department officials tell The Associated Press that Purdue Pharma, the company that makes OxyContin, will plead guilty to three federal…
Decision 2020: Battleground Pennsylvania
With early voting underway across the country and less than two weeks to go before election day, the presidential campaigns are turning their…