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FILE – In this March 30, 2020 file photo, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks at the Thompson Center…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Unemployment claims in Illinois jumped nearly 13% last week, with 201,041 new claims largely…

CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois county that includes Chicago is preparing for a likely surge in the number…

  (WJPF) — Multiple new cases of COVID-19 were reported Thursday in southern Illinois. Franklin County A female…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Unemployment claims in Illinois jumped nearly 13% last week with 201,041 new claims largely…

JOHNSON COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) — A Marion man was seriously hurt after crashing his motorcycle into a piece…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A campaign to raise money for Illinois nonprofits blindsided by the spread of the…

MARION, Ill. (WJPF) — Forty-three employees of City of Marion have been furloughed. The affected employees worked at…

PULASKI COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) — Illinois State Police are investigating a homicide in rural Pulaski County. The body…

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) — Two men found shot to death in a car on Interstate 64…