SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced five new coronavirus deaths on Saturday. That’s the fewest for a Saturday since shortly after the pandemic began in March. The state also confirmed 1,828 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours. The state says ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Former Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson has died. He was 84. Thompson was known as “Big Jim” during a long career that eventually made him the state’s longest-serving chief executive. His wife, Jayne, told the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times that he ...Read more
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly’s manager has been charged with making telephone threats of gunfire at a Manhattan theater to shut down a documentary about the singer’s alleged sexual abuse of women and girls. Authorities say Donnell Russell will face ...Read more
STREATOR – A fire at a glass factory in Streator kept crews busy in the early hours of Saturday. After midnight the Streator Fire Department say they were called to the 900 Block of North Shabbona Street to the Owens glass factory for a fire. Crews arrived in around three minutes and ...Read more
PONTIAC – Four more residents of Livingston County have tested positive for COVID-19. The Livingston County Health Department said that a female in her 40’s, a female in her 60’s, and a female and male in their 70’s. All 20 current active cases are currently recovering in isolation. ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A Springfield Park Board member is proposing a name change for the city’s Douglas Park, named for the legendary U.S. senator from Illinois, Stephen Douglas, whom research has shown profited from slavery.Lisa Badger tells The (Springfield) State Journal-Register ...Read more
PERU – Five students pursuing college degrees in nursing and other healthcare-related fields are the recipients of scholarships totaling $5,000 from the Illinois Valley Community Hospital Auxiliary. Recipients of the $1,000 awards include: Melissa Mata of Peru, who received the Ruth Daniels ...Read more
MENDOTA – A child was taken to a Peoria hospital in fair condition after being found unresponsive in a smoke filled apartment. The Mendota and Troy Grove Fire Departments and EMS were called around 10:30 PM Friday to the 100 block of 20th St. in Mendota for smoke in a multi-unit building. ...Read more
OTTAWA – Ottawa now has a human milk depot at the OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center. The center will be collecting human milk donations from healthy, lactating women who are approved donors through Mothers’ Milk Bank of the Wester Great Lakes. The donations are then sent to the milk ...Read more
PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department will be hosting a mobile COVID-19 testing site from 8 AM to 4 PM on August 17th and 18th at their location – 310 E. Torrance Ave in Pontiac. There is no appointment necessary and people do not have to be experiencing symptoms in order to be ...Read more
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