PEORIA -- Two more people, both Woodford County residents, have died after being infected with the COVID-19 virus, public health officials said Tuesday.

SPRINGFIELD - Starting Friday, Chicago will be the seventh of 11 regions of the state's COVID-19 mitigation plan due for increased economic restrictions, including the closure of bars and restaurants for indoor service.

MORTON -- COVID-19 has caused a disruption in four Morton school buildings.

The high school basketball starting on time this season appears unlikely after Illinois Gov.

PEORIA - A pay-per-view streaming network might be the only cure available for high school sports fans if the Illinois Department of Public Health rules basketball and other 2020-21 IHSA winter sports can not be attended by spectators amid the COVID-19 pandemic.