COVID-19

The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that Illinois’ COVID-19 data reporting is changing to align with the CDC’s updated guidelines, which emphasize the case rates and hospitalizations as the most accurate metrics to track the virus.

COVID-19 numbers in the Peoria region are currently at some of the lowest levels seen since the pandemic began.

In Part Two of a conversation with WCBU reporter Joe Deacon, Mayor Ali discusses an array of topics, including the city's efforts to reduce violence.

COVID testing has become big business as more biomedical companies try to cash in on the high demand.

Coronavirus testing has made Reditus Laboratories one of the fastest-growing employers in central Illinois, and the man behind the company's success says it's about more than good timing. In the first of a two-part series on Reditus’ sudden rise, CEO Aaron Rossi has a unique blend of business interests that goes beyond the biomedical lab. There's orthotics, there's branding, and soon there may even be cannabis growing in his future.

The Peoria City/County Health Department on Monday reported 257 active cases, including eight hospitalized residents.

Bradley University is following the state of Illinois in relaxing its indoor masking mandates come Monday, Feb. 28.

Local data continues trending in the right direction, says Peoria City-County Health Department Administrator Monica Hendrickson.

Active COVID-19 cases in Peoria County are down to the fewest in three months, with hospitalizations at their lowest since early December.

As Gov. JB Pritzker's administration plans to take its bid to reimpose the school mask mandate to the state Supreme Court, Peoria Regional Superintendent Beth Crider believes the ongoing legal wrangling creates more uncertainty for school districts.

Junior Achievement of Central Illinois has big plans underway that will impact Peoria area schools after receiving a $7,500 grant from the Community Foundation of Central Illinois.

A state legislative panel's suspension of school COVID-19 mitigations on Tuesday is leading more Central Illinois school districts to adopt mask-optional policies.