SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,166 new COVID-19 cases in the state, along with 25 confirmed deaths. This marks the second day in a row with daily case counts over the 2,000 mark. Locally, LaSalle County announced 11 new coronavirus cases, individuals ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Halloween celebrations across Illinois will have to be different this year according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. In guidelines released for the upcoming holiday, they say haunted houses are not allowed in order to curb the spread of COVID-19. Other ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s public school district has agreed to pay a total of $400,000 to settle two lawsuits that alleged that staff members used physical force to punish two special education students. The Chicago Tribune reports that Chicago Public Schools agreed to settle the lawsuits ...Read more
WOOD RIVER, Ill. (AP) — Southwestern Illinois police say a 14-year-old boy fleeing police in a car he had allegedly stolen from an auto dealership died after the vehicle collided with another stolen car officers were pursuing. Wood River Police Chief Brad Wells says the 14-year-old died early ...Read more
By DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Twelve Democratic governors have issued a joint statement defending American democracy, including Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, vowing that every ballot will be counted in the election after President Donald Trump sowed distrust during ...Read more
PRINCETON – A female in her 80’s has died from COVID-19 related complications in Bureau County. Hector Gomez, Administrator for the Bureau, Putnam, and Marshall County Health Department, announced the 14th coronavirus related death in the county on Wednesday, expressing sympathy to the ...Read more
OTTAWA – 16 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in LaSalle County, individuals ranging in age from their teens to their 70s. Since the start of the pandemic, LaSalle County has seen 1,764 total cases of coronavirus with 1,210 of those cases now recovered. Throughout the state, 2,273 more ...Read more
MENDOTA – In celebration of Saint Francis of Assisi, who was known for his love of animals, OSF Saint Paul Medical Center in Mendota will be hosting a special blessing just for pets. The blessing of animals will take place on Friday between 10 and 11 AM in the OSF Saint Paul Serenity Garden ...Read more
DEKALB – DeKalb County Health Department reported Wednesday that a resident in their 90’s is now the 39th COVID-19 related death in the county. Of those deaths, 13 have come from residents of Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion, with 1 from Oak Crest – DeKalb Area Retirement Center. The ...Read more
DIXON – A Mendota man was located by deputies after spending over a day laying injured in a field after a motorcycle crash in Lee County. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office say that last week 40-year-old Aaron Hamrick was reported missing by his fiancé last Monday. After a search by ...Read more
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