Tazewell County, IL

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The number of new COVID-19 cases in Illinois declined in the last week, but the Illinois Department of Public Health says the number of counties with “high” community spread went up. Peoria and Tazewell Counties were already at high levels, but now 13 others...

PEORIA – Masks are now being recommended in six central Illinois counties at high risk of COVID-19 transmission. On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that a total of 15 Illinois counties were rated at high community level for COVID-19. The central Illinois counties were listed as Peoria, Tazewell, Fulton, Henderson, Knox and Mason. Also listed at high community level were Cook, DuPage, Lake, McHenry, Will, Grundy, Boone, Lee and Winnebago counties in northern Illinois.

After adding over 699,000 new cases throughout the last week, the U.S. now has more than 82.6 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 990,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a steady rate. In the past week, there were an average […]

PEORIA (Heart of Illinois ABC) - The Centers for Disease Control on Thursday raised the COVID-19 community transmission rating to high for 15 Illinois counties, including Peoria and Tazewell, prompting a call for people to exercise more caution to curb COVID’s spread. Other Central Illinois counties with the high...

PEORIA (Heart of Illinois ABC) - The U.S. Attorney’s Office said five people, including 4 from Peoria, are accused of taking part in a conspiracy over two years to traffic ice methamphetamine. All are charged with one count of conspiracy alleging they “acted together together to distribute and possess...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A federal indictment unsealed Tuesday revealed that five individuals were arrested for a drug trafficking conspiracy. According to a United States Attorney’s Office Central District of Illinois press release, the five defendants are charged with one count of conspiracy alleging that they acted together to distribute and possess with intent to distribute at least 50 grams of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine.

PEKIN (Heart of Illinois ABC) - An ousted business partner now claims he owns a majority stake in Reditus Laboratories and is asking a Tazewell County judge to weigh in, according to new court filings obtained by Heart of Illinois ABC. Lawyers for Dr. James Davie say Rossi does not...

WASHINGTON – An Indiana man died Saturday after a two-vehicle accident in rural Washington, the Tazewell County Coroner's Office reported Monday. Coroner Charles Hanley said his office was called to the intersection of U.S. Route 24 and Dee-Mack Road in rural Washington for a two-vehicle accident involving a fatality. The accident occurred around 7:54 p.m. ...

PEKIN Ill. (WMBD) — One man is dead after a two-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle Sunday afternoon, Public Information Officer Billie Ingles confirmed. At approximately 12:24 p.m. Sunday, Pekin police responded to the crash at the intersection of Towerline Road and Veterans Drive. Police said the motorcycle was headed...

TAZEWELL COUNTY (Heart of Illinois ABC) - A man from Fishers, Indiana has been identified as the victim of a fatal crash in rural Tazewell County Saturday night. Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley says James Bachman, 76, was pronounced deceased at the scene at the intersection of US 24 and Dee-Mack Road in rural Washington at 10:20 p.m. May 21.

PEKIN, Ill. – A woman accused of striking and killing two pedestrians more than a month ago in East Peria has pleaded not guilty. Tazewell County Circuit Court records indicate Stephanie Melgoza, 23, made the plea during an arraignment hearing Tuesday on eight different charges, including felony counts of Aggravated Driving Under the Influence, and Aggravated Reckless Driving.

PEORIA (Heart of Illinois ABC) - More than 200 people across Peoria, McLean and Tazewell Counties have voted in the June primaries, less than a week after early voting opened. Tazewell County Clerk John Ackerman says around 60 have already come in-person to vote early at two sites since last Thursday. The county has already sent out more than 1,300 vote-by-mail ballots, more than Peoria and McLean combined.

WASHINGTON, Ill. – A man from Indiana is dead following a Saturday night crash in rural Tazewell County. Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley says James Bachman, 76, of Fisher, Indiana died, based on an autopsy, of multiple blunt force injuries caused by the crash. Not much else has been...

PEKIN, Ill. (WMBD) — The Pekin Civic Chorus announced that it is postponing Showtime 2022 Tuesday. According to a press release, the Board of Directors of Pekins Civic Chorus made the unanimous decision to postpone its shows due to local COVID-19 outbreaks, including Tazewell and Peoria County, which have been designated high-level COVID-19 areas.

There have been 82,117,600 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States to date – and that number continues to grow. In the Peoria metropolitan area, located in Illinois, a total of 101,243 cases of COVID-19 have been reported. Adjusted for population, there have been 27,040 confirmed infections for every 100,000 people in the area […]