OTTAWA – Marseilles and Naplate have entered into an intergovernmental agreement with the City of Ottawa regarding the Downstate Small Business Stabilization Program. Ottawa mayor Dan Aussem said at Tuesday’s City Council Meeting that the agreement will help businesses in the two towns ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois General Assembly has convened in Springfield for the first time in 10 weeks, desks spaced apart and most members wearing masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Lawmakers are hoping to complete a spring-session’s worth of work in three days after ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court says the state’s courts can return to normal operations beginning June 1. In Wednesday’s order, the high court leaves to the chief judges of the state’s 24 judicial circuits to implement plans for in-person hearings based on ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced he is changing the upcoming Phase 3 reopening of Illinois. At Wednesday’s press briefing in Springfield, Prttzker said Illinois restaurants and bars will now be allowed to reopen with outdoor seating, and all state parks will ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – A local state senator says Illinois businesses won a “small victory” when Governor J.B. Pritzker withdrew an emergency rule that would have allowed small businesses to be charged with misdemeanors if they reopened prematurely. In Springfield Wednesday, lawmakers ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department confirmed five additional COVID-19 cases within the past 24 hours, bringing the county total to 130 confirmed cases. They also state that 3 additional individuals have recovered and been released from isolation, which brings the total ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced 2,388 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. With that, there have been 147 additional deaths. IDPH Director Doctor Ezike said that the state is currently seeing a decrease in the number of ...Read more
PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department confirmed one additional case of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the county total to 29 positive tests. Of those who have tested positive, the Health Department reports that two were asymptomatic at the time of testing, and only four ...Read more
OTTAWA – High water has closed many roads and streets in the area, including portions of Illinois 351, 178 and 71. Dee Bennett Road, Ben Samek Road, and DuPoint Road has flooded as well. Officials in Ottawa state that the Main Street/Fox River Bridge is restricted to Eastside residents ...Read more
OTTAWA – The quickly rising Illinois River came close to being the worst flood of all time in some spots, being just shy of the record in many locations. In Ottawa, which saw a dramatic rescue of a loose boat along the Main Street Bridge on the Fox River and a loose barge striking ...Read more
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