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Governor issues disaster proclamation after severe storms
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has issued a disaster declaration after deadly storms made their way through the state on Friday. The declaration was issued Saturday evening for fi...
TJ Carson Apr 02, 2023 (State of Illinois)
OSF creates pharmacy distribution center
PEORIA, Ill. - There's a new pharmacy in town -- one its owner says you won't find anywhere else. Peoria-based OSF HealthCare is opening what they call a "specialty pharmacy" and "Integrated Distribut...
Will Stevenson Apr 01, 2023 (OSF HealthCare)
State: COVID numbers remain 'low'
CHICAGO, Ill. - COVID-19 cases and transmission are almost the same this past week, as they were the week prior, which the state considers to be relatively low. The Illinois Department of Public Healt...
Will Stevenson Apr 01, 2023 (Centers for Disease Control)
US Republicans defend Trump by attacking criminal justice system
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many Republicans in the U.S. Congress have responded to Donald Trump's looming Tuesday arraignment by characterizing the criminal justice system as corrupt, in accusations that ...
Will Stevenson Apr 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an update on the so-called Operation Warp Speed program in an address from the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 13, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Little Rock picks up the pieces after deadly tornado pummels central Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - Arkansas first responders will sift through rubble on Saturday, searching for more possible victims after a fierce tornado blasted through the Little Rock area, killi...
Will Stevenson Apr 01, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Pope Francis leaves hospital, saying 'I'm still alive'
ROME (Reuters) -Pope Francis left hospital and returned to the Vatican on Saturday after being treated for bronchitis, making light of his illness by saying: "I'm still alive you know". The pope, 86, ...
Will Stevenson Apr 01, 2023 Pope Francis waves from a car as he leaves Rome's Gemelli hospital in Rome, Italy, April 1, 2023. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
Roof collapses at historic Rockford-area theatre during concert; severe weather blamed
BELVIDERE, Ill. - At least one person is dead and two dozen others were injured after what may have been a tornado caused the roof at a historic Rockford-area theatre to collapse Friday night. Authori...
Will Stevenson Apr 01, 2023 (WIFR-TV via 25 News)
Biden visits tornado-hit Mississippi town
ROLLING FORK, Mississippi (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday consoled families of victims and toured scenes of devastation in a Mississippi town after storms last week killed 26 people and ...
Will Stevenson Mar 31, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden talks as first lady Jill Biden looks on while they get the briefing from officials following the deadly weekend tornadoes and storms, in South Delta Elementary School, Rolling Fork, Mississippi, U.S., March 31, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
UPDATE: Tornado pummels Arkansas capital, injuring 24 people
UPDATED 7:53 P.M. (Reuters) -A fierce tornado blasted through Little Rock, Arkansas, and adjacent towns on Friday, ripping away roofs and walls from many buildings, flipping over vehicles, and leaving...
Will Stevenson Mar 31, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Mostly minimal damage following Peoria-area storms
UPDATED 7:41 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. -Parts of Central Illinois got lucky, despite the National Weather Service calling for potentially dangerous severe weather Friday. A round of severe thunderstorms pelte...
Will Stevenson Mar 31, 2023 (TJ Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)