Author Archives: Dalton Kemper

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. government's foremost infection disease expert says the United States could experience more than 100,000 deaths and millions of infections from the coronavirus pandemic. Dr....

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois college will close its doors after 174 years due to declining enrollment and other financial challenges. The State Journal-Register reports the chairman of...

EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- East Peoria fire and police departments responded around 9:30 p.m. Saturday to a fire at Jim Hawk Truck Trailers. Upon arrival, fire crews found two semi trucks fully involved and...

WASHINGTON -- After much pleading by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, President Donald Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act. In particular, he exercised the act because General Motors was not comp...

PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria City/County Health Department announced one new COVID-19 case Friday at the daily news conference. The new case is in Tazewell County. This brings the local total in the Tri-...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 488 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including eight deaths. Approximately 86% of fatalities are among patients 6...

WASHINGTON -- At the beginning of the daily COVID-19 Task Force Briefing Thursday, President Trump thanked Republicans and Democrats of the Senate for passing the $2.2 trillion financial relief packag...

PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria City/County Health Department announced two new COVID-19 cases Thursday at the daily news conference. The two new cases are in Peoria and Tazewell counties. This brings the l...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The IDPH Thursday announced 673 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 2,538 across the state. In addition, seven new deaths were announced across the state; a man in his 50...

PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department announced one new COVID-19 case Wednesday at the daily news conference. This brings the local total in the Tri-County area to nine. There are f...