CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has released the city’s five-step path toward re-opening, which has some stricter standards than the state plan released earlier this week. Lightfoot warned Friday that progress is dependent on residents continuing to stay home through the month of ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Federal agriculture officials have awarded Illinois $8 million to protect working farmland, improve water quality and enhance wildlife habitat through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has joined other groups ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Department of Agriculture will begin treating parts of northern Illinois infested with the gypsy moth, a destructive pest that eats more than 250 species of trees and shrubs but is partial to oak leaves. Beginning Monday, low-flying helicopters are ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Flesh-eating beetles are still being fed at Chicago’s prestigious Field Museum of Natural History despite the institution shutting down because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that the sub-basement is filled with animal specimens that have had ...Read more
MARSEILLES- A long term care facility in Marseilles has had an outbreak of COVID-19 that the Illinois Department of Public Health has said resulted in 40 infections and one COVID-19 related death. Aperion Care has approximately 100 beds, but the current number of residents living there was not ...Read more
DEKALB – The DeKalb County Health Department reported 8 additional COVID-19 cases on Friday. Since the pandemic began, a total of 169 positive individuals have been found with one death. As of May 1st, 49 residents are considered recovered. ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Friday announced 2,887 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 130 additional deaths. Currently, the IDPH is reporting a total of 73,760 cases, including 3,241 deaths, in 98 counties in Illinois. The age of cases ranges from younger ...Read more
PONTIAC – As of Friday, the Livingston County Health Department is reporting so far since the pandemic began, they have had 474 COVID-19 test results. Of that, 24 COVID-19 tests have been confirmed positive, 450 tests confirmed negative, 22 of the previously reported confirmed cases have been ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department announced Friday two COVID-19 related deaths in LaSalle County. A woman in her 40’s, and a woman in her 60’s, had earlier tested positive for COVID-19. “It is with a heavy heart that we announce the additional loss of two of our LaSalle ...Read more
MARSEILLES – The Marseilles Police Department’s K9 received a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a donation from non-profit Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. The vest for ‘Tucker’ was sponsored by James Bauer of Bethalto. Each vest has a value between $1,744 – $2,283, and a ...Read more
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