UNDATED – While there has been no short of drought in snowfall over the past month, it hasn’t eased the concern of local farmers for the growing season ahead. According to LaSalle County Farm Bureau President David Isermann the grounds have lacked adequate moisture since June. More ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago schools have reopened their doors to thousands of pre-K and special education students. Their return Thursday marks the start of a gradual plan to resume classroom instruction since the nation’s third-largest district went remote last March. The move follows ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — New research suggests hiring more nonwhite and female officers could help improve police treatment of people of color. For the study, scientists looked at almost 3 million Chicago Police Department patrol shifts from 2012 to 2015. They found that compared to white officers ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced the first case of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant B.1.351, which was first identified in South Africa. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the variant in a Rock Island ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department is reporting 39 new COVID-19 cases in the county on Thursday. The total number of cases in the county is approximately 10,460. New Cases include: • Male, youth < 13 • Female, youth < 13 • Female, teen • (2) Males, ...Read more
QUINCY, Ill. (AP) — Illinois residents under 65 years old with pre-existing medical conditions will be eligible to receive vaccination to protect them against COVID-19. Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday expansion of the Phase 1B distribution plan on Feb. 25 will follow Centers for Disease ...Read more
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — An Illinois 18-year-old charged with killing two people during street protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last summer faces a judge Thursday with prosecutors asking that he be re-arrested. Prosecutors say Kyle Rittenhouse violated conditions of his $2 million bond by failing to ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — United Airlines says it could be using small electric-powered air taxis to take customers to the airport within a few years. United said Wednesday that it will buy up to 200 small aircraft capable of helicopter-style takeoffs and landings from startup Archer. That company hopes ...Read more
By SOPHIA TAREEN and DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Thousands of Chicago students are expected back in classrooms after a bitter fight with the union over COVID-19 safety protocols. For some parents, it is a relief to have the option of in-person instruction after nearly a year of ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Two Republican congressmen say the U.S. attorney in central Illinois appointed by former President Donald Trump should remain on the job until his replacement is approved by the U.S. Senate. Congressmen Rodney Davis of Taylorville and Darin LaHood of Peoria say John ...Read more
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