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DEKALB – The DeKalb County Health Department reported 15 additional positive cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, along with 2 additional deaths. The individuals who passed away from complications related to COVID-19 were in their 80s and their 90s. DeKalb County has reported 689 positive cases ...Read more

OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department announced 8 new cases of COVID-19 in the county on Tuesday. The individuals who tested positive range in age from their 30s to their 80s. In addition, the LCHD reported that 11 new cases are now recovered, bringing the total of recovered ...Read more

EARLVILLE – Earlville School District has announced their plans for the upcoming fall semester and the adjustments that will be made because of the pandemic.   Parents will be given the option of in school or at home learning, but once a decision has been made they are expected to keep ...Read more

LEE – A fire in a commercial building Tuesday morning brought over a dozen departments to the multi-alarm blaze in Lee.   The structure, located in the 200 block of Viking, was fully involved.  The fire began sometime after 2 AM on Tuesday.  No injuries were reported. ...Read more

DEKALB – One man is dead and another in custody after a shooting Sunday in DeKalb.   DeKalb Police say they were called around 7:45 PM to the 1000 block of West Hillcrest Drive, where they found a 32-year-old DeKalb man suffering a gunshot wound.   He was taken to an area hospital where ...Read more

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Lake Michigan is having a warm summer. Scientists say the average surface water temperature was 75.3 degrees on July 9, setting a record for the month based on 26 years of record keeping. The summer high is 75.6 degrees recorded in August 2016. The air temperature in ...Read more

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois is launching a $2.1 million campaign to prevent abuse, neglect and exploitation of seniors and adults with disabilities, a problem officials fear has worsened during the coronavirus pandemic. The Illinois Department on Aging’s Office of Adult Protective ...Read more

FREEPORT, Ill. (AP) — Officials say two bats have tested positive for rabies in Stephenson County, northwest of Chicago. The (Freeport) Journal-Standard reports that one bat was found dead about two weeks ago southeast of Freeport. The other was found dead last week in a barn in Cedarville. ...Read more

SPRING VALLEY – A Spring Valley man was arrested after reportedly stabbing his roommate in the arm on Saturday. Officials report that officers arrived to the 200th block of Spalding Street around 10pm Saturday evening after 65 year-old Michael Kasbeer of Spring Valley reportedly stabbed his ...Read more

PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putnam, and Marshall County Health Department confirmed 3 new cases of COVID-19. The counties served by the health department have seen 53 confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic, with 40 in Bureau County, 12 in Marshall County, and 1 in Putnam County. The ...Read more