Caterpillar essential enough to continue operations during state lockdown

PEORIA - Although most businesses in Illinois were to cease operations temporarily at 5 p.m. Saturday, Caterpillar Inc.

MACOMB - Western Illinois University has developed a web map that tracks COVID-19 spread statewide.

BELLEVUE - A half-dozen Peoria County Sheriff's deputies descended upon a Farmington Road Dollar General store after the manager there called customers becoming unruly over toilet paper.

Gov. JB Pritzker has gotten generally good marks for updating people about the COVID-19 crisis.

CHICAGO - Gov.