SPRINGFIELD – 7,574 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 were confirmed by the Illinois Department of Public Health on Friday. The IDPH also saw 66 more coronavirus related deaths, which included individuals in Bureau, DeKalb, and LaSalle County. Although the confirmed case count on ...Read more
OTTAWA – 2 more COVID-19 related deaths were reported by the LaSalle County Health Department on Friday. The individuals were a male in his 80s and another in his 90s, and with the addition of their deaths, there has now been a total of 127 coronavirus related deaths in the county since ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A state agency is launching a one-year study on gambling addiction in Illinois and treatments that are available. Results from the report will be used by the Illinois Department of Human Services to help direct future strategies to prevent problem gambling and increase access to ...Read more
NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Illinois State University President Larry Dietz plans to retire next summer after more than six years as the school’s leader. Dietz announced Friday that he plans to retire on June 30, 2021, after nearly a decade at the university, and the last 6½ as the leader of ...Read more
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced an Ohio man who was charged with making an online threat to carry out a mass shooting in Illinois to six months in prison. Ryan Gagnet also faces six months of home incarceration following his prison term and three years of supervised release. ...Read more
PONTIAC – Livingston County reported 45 new COVID-19 cases, with 43 in residents and 2 in inmates at Pontiac Correctional Center. They also confirmed that one more resident, a male in his 80s, has died due to COVID-19 related complications. In total, the Livingston County Health Department ...Read more
OTTAWA – Both Bureau and LaSalle County reported additional COVID-19 related deaths on Wednesday. LaSalle County Health Department confirmed two individuals in their 80s had died while Bureau County reported 3 coronavirus related deaths. Since the start of the pandemic, LaSalle County has ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Staff at Streator’s Parker Nursing & Rehabilitation Center are among the 700 nursing home workers that have walked off the job at mostly Chicago-area Infinity Healthcare Management facilities, saying they won’t return until the company offers them higher wages and ...Read more
OTTAWA – With Thanksgiving approaching the CDC wants to remind those in charge of cooking to be aware of some tips to keep the holiday safe and healthy. They say that you should thaw your turkey in a refrigerator or in a sink of cold water that is changed every 30 minutes. A turkey should ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — State officials say fraudulent unemployment claims have soared in Illinois as scammers direct jobless benefits to their own accounts at a time when record numbers of residents have sought relief due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Acting director Kristin Richards said Monday that the ...Read more
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