PRINCETON – New COVID-19 infections were reported in Bureau, Putnam & Marshall Counties on Monday. The Health Department announced 40 new infections in Bureau County, 4 in Putnam and 7 in Marshall. No new deaths were reported. Since the pandemic began, 49 individuals have died from ...Read more
DIXON – The prison population in the state of Illinois and the staff that works at the facilities have been battling COVID-19 for months, and many are still ill across the prairie state. According to the Illinois Department of Corrections, 1,266 are currently infected, with 498 staff also ...Read more
PONTIAC – Two more residents of Livingston County have died from complications related to COVID-19. The Livingston County Health Department reported on Monday that a man in his 60’s and a woman in her 70’s were the latest to die. Since the pandemic began, 23 individuals have ...Read more
DEKALB – The DeKalb County Health Department on Monday reported that over the holiday weekend, they confirmed 253 new cases of COVID-19 and a death of a person in their 60’s. The county has reported 47 deaths since the start of the pandemic, with over 3,100 considered recovered from ...Read more
OTTAWA – A male in his 50’s and another in his 90’s are the latest COVID-19 related deaths in LaSalle County. The county health department also confirmed 52 new cases along with 19 more recoveries. In total, LaSalle County Health Department has seen 6,165 cases since the start of the ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – 6,190 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus were reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health. This marks the lowest daily case count the state has seen since late October. 85 additional deaths were also reported by the IDPH, which included 2 individuals ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The coronavirus has extinguished some traditional holiday cheer at the Illinois Capitol in Springfield. There will be no Christmas tree nor any holiday displays inside or outside the building The Capitol for months has been closed to all but employees and others with ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — People who have suffered through COVID-19 have a valuable weapon for those fighting the coronavirus now: antibodies.The (Springfield) State Journal-Register reports that the Central Illinois Community Blood Center is collecting plasma from the blood of recovered ...Read more
THOMSON, Ill. (AP) — A 37-year-old inmate from Arizona has died at a northwestern Illinois prison after a fight with another inmate. The Federal Bureau of Prisons reported the death of Edsel Aaron Badoni at Thomson prison on Friday night. Sauk Valley Media reports he died around 2:30 p.m. after ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Public health officials in Illinois are reporting 57 more deaths from COVID-19, among 7,178 new confirmed and probable cases. There have been 720,114 COVID-19 cases in Illinois since the pandemic began. The death toll has reached 12,193 people. The state reported 62,740 tests in ...Read more
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