PEKIN - Tazewell County voters will not be required to wear masks to cast their ballot in person, according to a Facebook post from the county clerk's office.

Jude Peterson set up a lemonade stand in his Peoria neighborhood because he wanted to learn about business.

CHICAGO - Hundreds of people swept through the Magnificent Mile and other parts of downtown Chicago early Monday, smashing windows, looting stores, confronting police and at one point exchanging gunfire with officers, authorities said.

PEORIA - The Tri-County Area continues to see large increases in the number of people infected with the virus that causes the COVID-19 illness.

Families across Illinois will be getting yet another taste of home schooling this fall, as many school districts opt for some degree of remote learning due to risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.