A winter storm watch is expected in central Illinois starting this afternoon and through to Monday, according to the National Weather Service. The Peoria area has "almost 100% chance" of snow on Sunday afternoon or early evening,

Find the latest updates on the approaching snowstorm here. A major winter storm is slated to wallop a large swath of the U.S., dumping heavy snow from Kansas to Maryland and bringing some regions what could be the heaviest snowfall in more than a decade.

According to data released Thursday by the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, 1,026 people died last year from opioid overdoses, a nearly 44% drop from 2023. The vast majority of overdose deaths, about 87%, involved fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is about 100 times more potent than morphine.