SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Deparement of Public Health says 15 people in the state were reported to have died from Covid-19 on Sunday. According to the department, that’s the fewest deaths since March 30th shortly after the pandemic was declared. The state also says that 646 new ...Read more
PEOTONE, Ill. (AP) — Officials say they’re canceling the Will County Fair because of the corornavirus pandemic. The event was scheduled for late August and has been in existence for over a century. The (Kankakee) Daily Journal reports the fair board plans to discuss another event at its ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a third person died Saturday afternoon who was critically wounded in a shooting at a warehouse in central Illinois where the suspect had fatally shot two coworkers before apparently killing himself. Police believe Michael L. Collins opened fire on three ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College announced they will be offering three mental health-related seminars online this summer in partnership with Kankakee Community College. The sessions will feature Mark Sanders, a licensed social worker and certified alcohol and drug counselor and ...Read more
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Residents of a southwestern Illinois community want a statue of the state’s third governor removed from a public plaza, arguing that he owned slaves and used his power to protect the practice. The (Edwardsville) Intelligencer reports nearly 500 people have joined ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department announced Saturday of two new cases in the county. The health department says a female in her teens, and a female in her 20’s have tested positive, which makes 205 total cases since the pandemic began in March. It was announced that ...Read more
OTTAWA – High winds with an early evening storm toppled trees and knocked out power for over a thousand in North Central Illinois Friday. Nearly 300 remained without power Saturday morning after the storm, which swept across the area bringing with it watches and warnings. In Troy Grove, a ...Read more
PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County Health Departments reported Friday that another resident of Marshall County has tested positive for coronavirus disease. They say a man in his 40’s is recovering at his home in isolation. The investigation into whom the person has ...Read more
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a Rockford man was electrocuted when he came into contact with power lines in Rockford. The 59-year-old Loves Park man was found in a bucket lift Thursday afternoon when staff from the Winnebago County coroner’s arrived at the location in Rockford. ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Officials say six people were hurt after a Chicago Transit Authority bus crashed into a building. Police and the CTA say the crash occurred about 7:50 a.m. Friday at Laramie and Fullerton avenues on the city’s northwest side when the bus swerved to avoid a tow truck that ...Read more
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