DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Residents in a Chicago suburb set up a condolence box at the police station to honor their longtime mail carrier who died of COVID-19. Victor Fajardo was a letter carrier for more than 20 years and last worked in Deerfield. A box at the Deerfield police station allows ...Read more
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The initial delivery of vaccines to prevent COVID-19 in Illinois will be distributed in Bureau and LaSalle, plus 48 other counties with the highest death rates per capita, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Friday as the dreadful illness ...Read more
CHICAGO – The American Red Cross has announced that due to the ongoing pandemic, blood, platelet and plasma donors are as essential as ever. They also supply about 40% of the nation’s blood. A number of upcoming opportunities to donate will be coming up in the next two weeks, including in ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White has extended the closure of his offices statewide due to the ongoing pandemic. The offices will remain closed through January 4th, 2021. The expiration dates for driver’s licenses and ID cards have been extended until June 1st. ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The head of the Illinois Republican Party is stepping down after more than six years. Tim Schneider informed members of the Republican State Central Committee during an online meeting Saturday. Schneider’s term was supposed to run through May 2022. He’s a ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department on Sunday announced 64 new cases of COVID-19 were discovered, bringing the total case count since the pandemic began to 6,812. They also reported 24 new recoveries, leaving 2,658 active infections in the county. The Illinois Department of Public ...Read more
OGLESBY = A free, one-hour information session presented by IVCC cybersecurity program coordinator Nancy McDonnell will be available to all IVCC chamber members and local businesses. The Zoom conference titled “Cybersecurity Today” will be presented via Zoom at 9 a.m. next Wednesday. The ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has revised its environmental education programs for virtual use because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The theme of this year’s Poster, Poetry and Prose Contest is “Fight Food Waste: Our Environment ...Read more
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois State Police say they are investigating the death of an inmate last week at Western Illinois Correctional Center in Mount Sterling. Thirty-six-year-old inmate Quincy Ivory was identified by Schuyler County Coroner ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A police officer is free on bond after being accused of sexually assaulting a high school student and a woman prior to being hired by the Chicago Police Department. Winford L. Neely is facing five counts of criminal sexual abuse for alleged assaults dating back to 2013. The ...Read more
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