SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced that additional steps will be taken in Region 7 of Illinois to help combat a resurgence of COVID-19. Several new mitigations will be implemented beginning August 26th in Region 7, which includes Will and Kankakee counties, ...Read more
SHERIDAN – The Illinois Department of Corrections say they have four staff members not recovered from COVID-19 from the Sheridan Prison. Since the start of the pandemic, 11 staff and all 20 inmates who tested positive are now considered recovered. Systemwide in Illinois, 117 staff ...Read more
By CARLA K. JOHNSON and ADAM GELLER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The number of Americans newly diagnosed with the coronavirus is falling — a development experts credit at least partly to increased wearing of masks — even as the outbreak continues to claim nearly 1,000 lives in the U.S. ...Read more
By TAMMY WEBBER and MORRY GASH Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s governor has summoned the National Guard to head off another round of violent protests after the police shooting of a Black man turned Kenosha into the nation’s latest flashpoint in a summer of racial ...Read more
PRINCETON – The Bureau County Communication tower was toppled in the Deracho on August 10th has been temporarily replaced. The Adams County Emergency Management Agency allowed Bureau County to borrow their portable tower to help maintain radio communications. Lee County EMA Director Kevin ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — State officials say Illinois set another record for tourism before the coronavirus pandemic essentially shut down normal life around the world. The Illinois Office of Tourism Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced Friday that the state welcomed 120 ...Read more
GLENVIEW, Ill. (AP) — The family of a 15-year-old suburban Chicago boy stabbed to death earlier this month say their anguish over his killing is heightened by a judge’s decision to release the suspect on house arrest. A Cook County judge last week placed the 16-year-old suspect on home ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — An official says operational changes at the U.S. Postal Service resulted in the delayed delivery last month of 5,000 prescriptions filled by Cook County Health’s mail-order pharmacy. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Claudia Fegan says the pharmacy normally fills more than 20,000 ...Read more
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — New mitigation efforts were announced by Gov. J.B. Pritzker and public health officials for Will and Kankakee counties in an effort to the drive down an increasing number of COVID-19 cases. Beginning Wednesday, bars and restaurants will no longer be allowed to offer indoor ...Read more
PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department is reminding residents that they can take advantage of the McLean County Fairgrounds coronavirus testing facility daily from 9 AM – 5 PM. There is no direct charge to individuals regardless of their insurance status. The department ...Read more
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