CHICAGO (AP) — Thousands of Illinois inmates and jail employees have become sickened with COVID-19 since the pandemic’s start. The increase in recent months has alarmed prisoner rights advocates. The Chicago Tribune reports at least 59 inmates have died from COVID-19 and nearly 10,000 ...Read more
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Two central Illinois residents have been indicted on a federal charges alleging that they defrauded a boat dealership and others out of more than $2 million. Fifty-five-year-old Jeffrey D. Gibbs of Farmer City and 45-year-old Kara M. Wilkey of Maroa were both indicted by a ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge has again delayed R. Kelly’s trial in Chicago on child pornography and other charges because of concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber on Tuesday rescheduled the trial to begin Sept. 13, 2021, and said the date could ...Read more
PRINCETON – COVID-19 testing will be available today at the Bureau County Fairgrounds in Princeton. The Bureau, Putnam & Marshall County Health Department in conjunction with the Illinois Department of Public Health will be offering the free testing with no appointment necessary from 8 ...Read more
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams has stopped at a Chicago hospital to observe the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in the state. Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office says Illinois expects about 234,450 vaccine doses this week. Adams, who got his shot ...Read more
PONTIAC – An inmate in his 40’s at the Pontiac Correctional Center has died from complications related to COVID-19, along with a resident of Livingston County in his 70’s. Since the pandemic began, 55 residents of the county have succumb to the disease. The Livingston County ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department reported 7 additional COVID-19 related deaths, individuals ranging in age from their 70’s to their 90’s. This makes 213 coronavirus related deaths seen in the county in total. The LCHD also confirmed 50 new cases of COVID-19 and 116 ...Read more
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police officers who wrongly raided the home of a Black woman who wasn’t allowed to get dressed before being handcuffed have been placed on desk duty. Mayor Lori Lightfoot made the announcement Monday a day after Chicago’s top ...Read more
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois woman who ordered a department store gift for her grandmother also got a surprise when the package arrived: someone’s apparent COVID-19 test specimen. The Quad City Times reports that Andrea Ellis found the test in a biohazard ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Police say a 71-year-old Chicago woman was killed when two people fired shots into her home. The shooting occurred Sunday night in the Morgan Park neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. Emma Wright was pronounced dead at a hospital in Oak Lawn. No arrests were ...Read more
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