DIXON – The drive thru COVID-19 testing in Dixon has checked 84 residents around Lee County, however, it will take four days to get the results. The Lee County Emergency Management Agency says those that are tested met rigid clinical criteria. As of Tuesday they say five people are ...Read more
OAK PARK – In an announcement on Wednesday the Village of Oak Park declared a local state of emergency and asked residents to voluntarily abide by a two-week shelter in place order. Mayor Anan Abu-Taleb used his rights under the Illinois Municipal Code to urge residents to stay home to ...Read more
SUGAR GROVE – On Wednesday Waubonsee Community College announced that an employee at their Sugar Grove Campus tested positive for COVID-19. They say in a release that the last day the employee worked at Collins Hall was March 4th. They announced the campus was closed at noon and that ...Read more
CHICAGO – The FAA have limited Midway Airport in Chicago to a “one-in-one-out” flight rules with additional ground delays due to access of the tower being limited after traffic controllers tested positive for COVID-19. Wednesday the airport urged travelers to check in advance ...Read more
PERU – Illinois Valley Community Hospital is restricting access to its main building in Peru. Officials say this is one of several measures being taken by IVCH to protect patients and staff from possible exposure to the coronavirus. Patients who need to come to IVCH for required tests are ...Read more
MURPHYSBORO – 128 new cases of COVID-19 have emerged since yesterday, according to officials. This brings the number of positive cases to 288 in 17 counties in the state of Illinois. At a daily news conference from Murphysboro, Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike ...Read more
DIXON – There are no confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Lee County, their drive-thru testing facility has opened and tested over 50 people. Authorities say it will take four days to get results. The Lee County Health Department says four people are currently quarantined and 8 people are in ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A former Chicago-area sheriff has emerged from a crowded Illinois Republican primary field to mount a long-shot challenge to U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin. Mark Curran, Lake County’s former sheriff who had perhaps the most name recognition of all the candidates, said he ran ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD- About 60 Illinois National Guard service members are being called into action to help during the pandemic crisis in Illinois. Governor J.B. Pritzker announced that 43 Airmen from the Peoria-based 182nd Airlift Wing’s Medical Group and 17 planners and liaison officers from ...Read more
LASALLE,PERU – The cities of LaSalle and Peru passed ordinances that would allow them to make necessary action during a state of emergency. The enabling ordinance recommended by the Illinois Municipal League, is in response to the COVID_19 pandemic. A state of emergency lasts up to a week ...Read more
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