CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s police superintendent has stripped an officer who was photographed making an obscene gesture at protesters of his police powers. The department says Superintendent David Brown found the officer’s conduct last week “unbecoming” and placed him on ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — The remnants of Tropical Storm Cristobal moved across the upper Midwest after lashing the South, unleashing downpours and bringing gusty winds. Heavy rain swept across Illinois yesterday, battering North Central Illinois with high winds that downed trees and knocked out ...Read more
CHICAGO (Chicago Tribune) — Chicago officials have canceled summer festivals through Labor Day, including Lollapalooza, over coronavirus concerns. The city’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events announced Tuesday that it had scrapped all permitted special events including ...Read more
UTICA – On Tuesday the US Army Corps of Engineers began removing silt, sand and debris from the Starved Rock Lock in preparation for reconstruction. Starting on July 1st and continuing until the end October, the Illinois Consolidated Closures will close the locks to travel up and down the ...Read more
STREATOR – Streator City Council discussed potential updates to the abandoned Smith Douglas site during a special City Council meeting on Tuesday. The city is looking to apply for the Rebuild Illinois Shovel Ready Sites grant, which could provide a maximum of $2,000,000 to improve the site, ...Read more
DEKALB – The DeKalb County Health Department on Tuesday reported three additional residents from the Pine Acres long term care facility have died from complications of COVID-19. The department previously announced that these Pine Acres residents had tested positive for COVID-19. In the ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Tuesday announced 797 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 95 additional confirmed deaths, 15 of those from outside the Chicagoland area. Since the pandemic began, there have been a total of 129,212 cases, ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department announced on Tuesday three new positive tests came back for COVID-19. A woman in her 30’s and two men, one in his teens and another in his 30’s were the most recent infections. Since the pandemic began, 169 have tested positive, with ...Read more
PERU – Peru Mayor Scott Harl explained to the council at Monday night’s meeting that the decision on when to reopen parks amid the COVID-19 pandemic is not up to him. As the area has entered into Phase 3 of Governor JB Pritzker’s Restore Illinois plan, restaurants have started offering ...Read more
OTTAWA – The remnants of Cristobal will hit north central Illinois with high winds Tuesday afternoon, and that could spell trouble for restaurants who have erected tents and canopies to comply with the new guidelines for dining after the worldwide coronavirus pandemic. The storm is expected ...Read more
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