CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says the city’s restaurants won’t be ready for outdoor dining this month after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker eased restrictions for restaurants starting May 29. Lightfoot says June is more likely and she’s open to the possibility of closing ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois House approved on Thursday evening an expansion of voting by mail for the fall election, using federal pandemic-relief funds, despite Republican criticism that it would take a financial bite out of county budgets and could increase errors and electoral ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A lawsuit challenging the validity of Illinois’ stay-at-home order to stem the spread of the coronavirus has been transferred from state court to federal court. Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office stated in its court filing that it was moving the case from state ...Read more
SHERIDAN- Three new infections of COVID-19 were found at the Sheridan Correctional Facility. This comes after weeks of being on lockdown with extensive testing and sanitation procedures in place. The IDOC reported on Thursday three additional inmates have tested positive. Seven staff ...Read more
MENDOTA – Mendota Mayor David Boelk announced that although the Mendota Chamber of Commerce is still holding off on making an official decision regarding the Sweet Corn Festival, the Festival as the city has known it in years past will not take place because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He ...Read more
PONTIAC – Livingston County’s Health Department announced one additional confirmed COVID-19 case in the past 24 hours, as well as an additional death from complications related to COVID-19. As of Thursday, Livingston County had reported 30 total confirmed cases, with 24 of those ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department announced an additional COVID-19 related death in the county on Thursday. The individual was a male in his 80’s who had previously tested positive for COVID-19. This is the ninth COVID-19 related death in the county. There were no additional ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced 2,268 additional cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. This brings the state total to 102,686 confirmed cases. Additionally, there have been 87 additional deaths in the past 24 hours. Dr. Ezike reminded residents of the ...Read more
HENNEPIN- The Village of Hennepin Fourth of July Committee and local Health officials voted to cancel the event and the fireworks display for 2020. In a press release they said because of the large crowds that they felt it would not be safe to have the event during the pandemic. There were ...Read more
UTICA – State Parks throughout the area will open on May 29th according to the revised rules announced by Governor J.B. Pritzker Wednesday, but not all of Starved Rock will likely be accessible. The flooding along the Illinois River plus the potential for additional rains means the lower ...Read more
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