DEKALB- A day after a peaceful march in DeKalb to protest the death of a black man in police custody in Minnesota, police were racing from location to location Sunday night. According to authorities, after a march through parts of the northwest side of the city, a few people not interested ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Public health officials say there have been 1,343 new cases of COVID-19 and 60 additional deaths in Illinois. The state’s Department of Public Health announced the latest details on the coronavirus pandemic Sunday. Overall, there have been 120,260 cases, including 5,390 ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — While Chicago officials took extraordinary steps Sunday to patrol and restrict access to the city’s downtown in the hopes of preventing further chaos after a night of protests over the death of George Floyd, reports of vandalism and unrest cropped up throughout the day in the ...Read more
OTTAWA – Starting Monday, all persons arriving at the LaSalle County Courthouses in Ottawa will have to follow new procedures. LaSalle County Sheriff Tom Templeton announced that all persons entering the facilities will have their temperatures taken. If they test at 100.4 degrees or higher, ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department announced Sunday an additional three COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 154 infections since the pandemic began. The additional cases are in two men, one in his teens and another in his 20’s, plus a woman in her 40’s. Of those ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Sunday announced 1,343 new cases of COVID-19, including 60 additional deaths. Of the reported deaths, 12 were from outside the Chicagoland area. Since the pandemic began, there have been 120,260 cases, including 5,390 deaths, in 101 ...Read more
DEKALB- The DeKalb County Health Department Sunday announced 12 additional positive test results for COVID-19. Since the pandemic began they have reported 428 cases and four deaths. The Pine Acres long term care facility in DeKalb now reports 40 residents and 17 staff are infected. ...Read more
SHERIDAN- The IDOC released information on their website that another inmate has tested positive for COVID-19 at the Sheridan Correctional Center. This brings the total to 18 since the pandemic began. 13 of the previously infected are considered recovered from the disease. Two staff ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Volunteers are cleaning up broken glass and debris in downtown Chicago after a night of tense protests nationwide over George Floyd’s death. Demonstrations that started out peacefully Saturday gave way to violence and destruction around the city prompting Mayor Lori ...Read more
PRINCETON- A pet store was heavily damaged in Princeton, but according to the owner a majority of the pets made it out alive. Before 8 PM Saturday a fire was reported in a building in the 600 block of South Main. A box alarm was issued and multiple agencies were called to the scene. In a ...Read more
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