CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of people are participating in upbeat and celebratory marches through Chicago to mark Juneteenth, which commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. Participants in one march Friday danced to music played by a small marching band. Illinois Gov. J.B. ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced 692 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the state on Friday, along with 44 additional deaths. Illinois has now had a total of 135,470 cases of COVID-19 in the county since the start of the pandemic, with 6,580 deaths. The ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department reported four more individuals have recovered from COVID-19 in the county on Friday. This brings the total to 137 individuals who have recovered in the county. The number of confirmed cases in the county remains at 188, as no new cases were ...Read more
DEKALB – The DeKalb County Health Department announced two additional deaths from complications related to COVID-19 in the county on Friday. One individual was a resident in the 50’s and the other was in their 70’s, and a resident from Pine Acres Rehab and Living Center. There have now ...Read more
DIXON – The Lee County Health Department confirmed one new COVID-19 infection in a person in their 30’s, but overall the number of residents who are still battling Coronavirus Disease has fallen substantially. Since the pandemic began officials have recorded 94 total infections with ...Read more
PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County Health Departments reported Thursday that another resident of Marshall County has tested positive for COVID-19. The individual, recovering in isolation at home, is a man in his 70’s. Authorities say there have now been 31 confirmed ...Read more
PERU – Multiple Departments throughout the area rushed to the scene of a reported house fire in Dimmick Township Thursday night. Crews were called after 8 PM to the 400 block on North 35th Road after a neighbor noticed smoke coming from the residence. According to Peru Fire Chief ...Read more
URBANA, Ill. (AP) — University of Illinois officials say in-person instruction will take place at the school in the fall, with COVID-19 safety precautions in place to protect students if the state has moved into Phase IV of its reopening schedule. In announcing its plans Thursday, Chancellor ...Read more
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new survey of bankers in Illinois and 9 other states suggests the economy remains weak in those areas as the coronavirus outbreak continues to affect the region. The overall economic index for the region more than doubled to 37.9 in June from May’s 12.5, but it ...Read more
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — An Illinois man accused of writing “KKK” on a black woman’s car during protests in Iowa has been charged with a hate crime. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that 54-year-old Gary Eugene Shelton was arrested Wednesday in Bloomington, Illinois, in ...Read more
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