SPRINGFIELD – Bureau and Marshall County both reported additional coronavirus cases on Friday, the health department confirmed. 27 new cases were confirmed in Bureau County with 9 more in Marshall County. Since the pandemic began, the Bureau, Putnam, and Marshall County Health Department ...Read more
PONTIAC – Residents in and around Pontiac may notice their water tasting or smelling different, but authorities say it is not something that should raise concern. Illinois American Water on Thursday said a limited number of customers may notice a difference due to the water levels of the ...Read more
MENDOTA – A family dinner at Christmas is a tradition that some may not be able to afford due to the ongoing pandemic. The First Presbyterian Church in Mendota will be giving away 70 complete family meal kits this evening from 6 PM – 8 PM in their parking lot. Pastor Susan Presley ...Read more
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Videos released by Chicago police depict disturbing scenes of officers wrongfully raiding the home of a Black woman who was not allowed to put on clothes before being handcuffed. Police released videos Thursday of the 2019 incident where social ...Read more
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A whistleblower says a cash-strapped Kansas foster care contractor spent $80,000 on tickets to see the Chicago Cubs, a club owned by the Nebraska governor’s family, as it sought new business in that state. St. Francis Ministries bought the tickets in 2019. That same ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A 15-year-old has made an initial court appearance on a murder charge in the fatal shooting of a retired Chicago Fire Department lieutenant on the city’s South Side earlier this month. Authorities say 65-year-old Dwain P. Williams was gunned down after he was confronted by ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police say a 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder in connection with a February shooting at a crowded Chicago convenience store that killed a young nursing student and wounded four other people. Officials said Wednesday the boy, who is charged as a juvenile, faces ...Read more
PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putnam & Marshall County Health Department on Thursday announced that a woman in her 90’s was the 60th resident to pass away from complications related to COVID-19. They also announced the death of a Marshall County woman in her 70’s. They also noted ...Read more
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new monthly survey of bankers suggests the economy is improving in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states. But Creighton University economist Ernie Goss said the region still has about 95,000 fewer jobs than it did before the pandemic began, and it will take many ...Read more
By JIM SALTER and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Several states say they have been told to expect far fewer doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in its second week of distribution. That’s leading to worries about potential delays in shots for ...Read more
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