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The now-closed Saint Margaret's hospitals in Peru and Spring Valley are filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board approved the change of ownership for the Peru hospital last month. Dr. August Querciagrossia said there are still some regulatory steps remaining, but the biggest challenge remains the asset acquisition.

The hospital closed abruptly in January amid the previous owner's financial and staffing challenges.

Could artificial intelligence be part of the equation to solving the problem of emergency department overcrowding? That's what OSF HealthCare and the University of Illinois are working together to find out.

OSF HealthCare's purchase of the closed St. Margaret's hospital in Peru could get regulatory approval this August.

St. Margaret's Health is shuttering its 120-year-old Spring Valley hospital Friday, just months after the abrupt closure of its hospital in nearby Peru.

The Central Illinois long COVID study is entering a new stage exploring how to enroll people in treatment, and how doctors can better treat the disease when it starts.

The BORG concoction mixes booze – typically vodka – drinking water, sweet flavorings and common hangover remedies like Pedialyte in a plastic gallon container.

Plans for a new regional 100-bed behavioral health hospital in north Peoria have cleared a key regulatory step.

Peoria-based OSF HealthCare will seek to buy the troubled St. Margaret's Hospital in Peru.