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The virus was first identified in 1947 in a rhesus monkey in the Zika Forest. Our maps show how it spread slowly at first, then last year began a rapid invasion of the Americas.

At least 22 people lost their lives.

A Chicago lawmaker has been named interim executive director of the Democratic Party of Illinois.Rep. Christian Mitchell will replace Timothy Mapes, who…

Urbana attorney Erika Harold is running for Illinois Attorney General.Harold announced Tuesday morning that she will seek the Republican nomination to run…

Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the dead.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, August 20, 2020. Our top story is about how 93 year old Hettie Beers is...

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, September 3, 2020. Our top story is about how the Greater Peoria...

The election was record-breaking for both money spent and voter turnout.

An attempt to reverse the planned budget-related cuts of two Peoria Fire Department engines fell short Tuesday night, after the City Council unanimously...

A Massachusetts elementary school welcomes COVID-sniffing dogs. The animals were trained to detect COVID based on research showing that dogs could find a fungus on trees before the trees got sick.