Lee County Announces its First Death from COVID-19
DIXON – The Lee County Health Department announced Tuesday that they have had their first resident die after testing positive for COVID-19. The individual was a resident of Jack Mabley Center and had recently been hospitalized and
Bureau County Board open to re-open planning
PRINCETON – Bureau County Board members discussed looking towards reopening the county at Tuesday night’s board meeting. Connie Stetson of the 26th District told her fellow board members that big-box stores are being given unfair advantages in
IVCC postpones summer start to May 26
OGLESBY- Illinois Valley Community College is postponing the start of its first eight-week summer session that had been scheduled to begin Monday, May 18. The college plans instead to begin its online “Summer A” Tuesday, May 26
23 new COVID-19 cases in DeKalb County
DEKALB – The DeKalb County Health Department announced Tuesday 23 new COVID-19 infections. The test results were received from the original state-contracted lab for tests done at the Community Based Testing Sites located in Aurora and
Peru now has six reported cases of COVID-19
PERU-The Illinois Department of Public Health announced on Tuesday that the Peru area now has 6 positive tests for COVID-19 since the pandemic began. The number of individuals of that 6 who are considered recovered has not
4,014 new cases of COVID-19; largest single day report
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Tuesday announced 4,014 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 144 additional deaths. Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 83,021 cases, including 3,601 deaths, in 98 counties in
Two recoveries; one new case in LaSalle County
OTTAWA- The LaSalle County Health Department Tuesday confirmed an additional COVID-19 case bringing the total since the pandemic began to 107 cases. A man in his 30’s tested positive and remains in isolation. Two additional cases have
Fifteenth COVID-19 case reported in Bureau County
PRINCETON- The 15th COVID-19 case was discovered in Bureau County. The Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County Health Departments reported Tuesday that a male in his 30’s is recovering in isolation at home after testing positive. There have
40 out of 70 recovered from Coronavirus in Grundy County
MORRIS – More than half of the residents who have had positive tests for COVID-19 have recovered from their illness in Grundy County. On Tuesday the Grundy County Health Department reported just 29 active cases of
Teen finds $135,000 near an ATM, returns money, gets cash reward
Your “Daily Dose of Uplift” for May 12th: Jose Nuñez Romaniz, 19, of Albuquerque, was heading to the store to pick up some things for his grandfather when he stopped at an ATM. Next to the machine,