WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a resident of a northern Illinois home fatally shot two men he claims were trying to break in. The alleged attempted burglary early Tuesday occurred in Waukegan. Police say a person in the home allegedly confronted two males, one of them armed, inside the ...Read more
GENESEO – A 30-year-old man is dead after allegedly firing on Henry County deputies during a traffic stop on Tuesday. The Henry County Sheriff’s Office say that around 4 AM they attempted to stop a truck in a traffic stop. The vehicle fled, then brake-checked the troopers vehicle, ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting 1,531 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, and 30 confirmed deaths. Tuesday’s numbers bring to 277,266 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic and 8,486 deaths. The health department reports the ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Visitors to Chicago from Wisconsin must remain in quarantine for two weeks. On Tuesday, city officials announced for the second time that Wisconsin had made it onto the quarantine list because of a spike in coronavirus cases in the state. Also added to the city’s ...Read more
OTTAWA – A male in his 70’s from LaSalle County has died from coronavirus related complications on Tuesday. This is the 56th COVID-19 related death in the county since the start of the pandemic, and the first one reported since Friday. 15 additional cases were also reported along with 6 ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — More than 5 million COVID-19 tests have been conducted in Illinois. State officials are touting the milestone, which was reached on Saturday. That’s the same day the state reported its highest one-day total of tests at 74,286. According to the COVID Tracking Project, four ...Read more
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois university has decided to increase faculty numbers in their Africana Studies department, a move that officials say will help students prepare for cross-cultural society after graduation. The Southern Illinoisan reports that Southern Illinois University ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Justice Department has awarded $15.9 million to Illinois agencies to fight domestic abuse. The money comes from the Violence Against Women Act. The funding has been awarded to 19 community agencies, including over $1 million to Rockford area programs. Congress ...Read more
ROUND LAKE BEACH, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois lawmaker has tested positive for COVID-19. The office of state Rep. Sam Yingling said Monday he tested positive last week and has been quarantined at his home in Grayslake. It said in a statement the 40-year-old Democrat experienced significant sinus ...Read more
STREATOR – Illinois American Water has announced they will be flushing water mains and fire hydrants in the Streator area over the next few weeks until mid October. Streator, Ancona, Dana, Kangley, Leonore, Longpoint, Ransom and Reading will see crews sending a rapid flow of water through ...Read more
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