Coronavirus

The Tazewell County Health Department has been unable to provide hospitalization and home isolation figures since last Thursday. The department is only offering limited COVID data “until further notice” due to high volume.

Public health officials are rolling out more testing options and a new text notification tool for positive cases amid an alarming spike in COVID-19 in Greater Peoria.

The COVID-19 vaccine is making it possible for families to gather once again this holiday season. And it’s also one of the reasons those get-togethers could get uncomfortable.

Active COVID-19 cases in the Tri-County are on the rise again after falling steadily over the past seven weeks.

Low vaccination rates, human behavior, and viral mutations may mean COVID will never end. That's according to many experts, including OSF HealthCare Chief Operating Officer Mike Cruz.

There might actually be more vaccination hesitancy by parents considering the COVID shots for their kids than for any other group. At least one school district estimates just 20-30% of children ages 5-11 will get the vaccine.

Ninety seven percent of UnityPoint Health's workers are complying with the health care system's COVID-19 vaccination policy on its Nov. 1 deadline.

Junior nursing major Hannah Marshall started the Bradley Pride for Vaccination Campaign to encourage students to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and protect each other on the Hilltop.

Central Illinois native Dr. Aaron Rossi founded Reditus Laboratories in 2019. The lab is expanding as it ramps up COVID-19 testing.

A capacity crowd packed into the Illinois State Board of Education room on Wednesday as many more stood outside the building to protest the state’s new indoor mask mandate in all public and nonpublic schools.