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A generic sample ballot showing how KNOWiNK allows voters to track their vote-by-mail ballot's progress through the

Tazewell County voters can track their vote-by-mail ballot through a tracking number

At the bottom of each vote-by-mail ballot is a perforated section that needs to be ripped off before the ballot is mailed. The section contains a ballot tracking number, and a website and QR code that can be used to track the ballot.

Alderpersons Lili Stevens, Brett Adams and Mike Brownfield listen as City Engineer Dennis Carr answers a question Monday during the Washington City Council's monthly committee of the whole meeting.

Six-year quest ends: Washington Police Department to get its own evidence building

Washington City Council members Monday gave the go-ahead to the Washington Police Department to pursue the construction next spring of a $1.8 million evidence building.

Former Gov. Pat Quinn, a Democrat from Chicago, is pictured at a state Capitol news conference Tuesday to promote ethics reforms. He and Republican Rep. Ryan Spain, of Peoria, spoke in favor of a constitutional amendment that would allow citizens to propose ethics-related constitutional amendments on the ballot through petitions.

Former Gov. Pat Quinn backs GOP-sponsored ethics amendment

Measure would allow citizens to petition for ethics-related amendments.

The first day of school at Washington Community High School is Aug. 14.

Washington teachers given more defined role in students' phone use

Cell phones can now be used by students only for instruction and only with the teacher's permission during class periods at Washington Community High School.

An aerial view of the project site with the local parks impacted.

Galena Road reconstruction enters 2nd phase, historic pavilion to be moved

A project to reconstruct Galana Road is entering the second phase, but it’s still far from being complete.

U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Moline, speaks during a news conference marking the reopening of Planned Parenthood of Illinois' Peoria Health Center as State Sen. Dave Koehler, left, and Planned Parenthood of Illinois president and CEO Jennifer Welch listen.

Sorensen's win on Tuesday likely strengthens his grip on IL-17 seat going forward

U.S. Representative Eric Sorensen will have an easier time hanging onto his seat going forward after clinching his race for re-election Tuesday.

Dr. Sunita Ferns, director of pediatric and adult congenital electrophysiology at the Children's Hospital of Illinois.

World-first procedure at Children's Hospital of Illinois could be a game-changer for children with heart defects

The team implanted a new type of defibrillator in a 2-year-old boy with a genetic heart defect. It's called an extravascular implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, or EV-ICD for short.

A sign outside the Tazewell County Health Department, just outside of Tremont. The Health Department offers STD testing and HPV vaccinations either billed through insurance or with a cash price.

Tazewell County's older properties run the risk of high radon levels

Some properties in Tazewell County qualify for free help with managing the impact of radon.

Washington City Council candidate Brandon Moss, who is running unopposed as a write-in in Ward 3, talks to an attendee Tuesday at a meet-and-greet event for candidates at Five Points Washington.

Washington candidates, referendum supporters chat with residents

The race to see who will be Washington's next mayor has grabbed most of the attention in the city in the runup to the April 1 election, but voters will be making several other decisions.

A sign in the Torry Gym lobby shows what the gym will look like after renovation work is done.

Washington Community High School's Torry Gym will get a new floor and more

Torry Gym is on the precipice of entering a new era thanks to a $2.58 million renovation project funded primarily through health, life and safety bonds.

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