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Dr. Brian Curtis, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for OSF HealthCare, said last year’s surge in respiratory illness was due to a combination of influenza, COVID, and RSV. This year, it’s primarily the flu.
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Mayor Peter Schwartzman is accepting applications through Jan. 15 to fill the seat vacated by the resignation of Evan Miller. The term runs through May 2027
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We narrowed down our top ten local stories by evaluating the impact and importance to our audience, as well as the quality of the reporting.
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Ashley England, 32, was arrested Dec. 23 by Illinois State Police in Peoria on a Knox County warrant.
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Superintendent Patrick Twomey believes the change has worked out well, and he said it’s helping build community pride.
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A Western Illinois University professor participated in the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference, held in November in Belém, Brazil.
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