STREATOR – A motorcycle was reportedly stolen in Streator on Wednesday. The Streator Police Department say they were called to the 700 block of East Morrell Street around 2 PM where an owner said the cycle had been missing for a couple of days. The vehicle, described as a red 2008 Shanghai ...Read more
PONTIAC – Seven more residents of Livingston County have tested positive for COVID-19. The Livingston County Health Department made the announcement Thursday. Countywide, only 41 cases remain active, with two individuals still being hospitalized. Since the pandemic began, they have tested ...Read more
LASALLE – The Illinois Veterans’ Home in LaSalle received a donation of over $15,000 yesterday from Operation Smart TV. The money will be used to provide residents of the veterans’ home with smart televisions so that they can better stay in touch with loved ones even when they can not ...Read more
OTTAWA – 23 new coronavirus recoveries were reported by the LaSalle County Health Department, as well as 10 more positive cases. The health department also reported that one previously reported case was found to live outside of the county, and has since been transferred. LCHD has confirmed ...Read more
PRINCETON – 13 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed by the Bureau, Putnam, and Marshall County Health Department on Thursday. 10 of these cases are from Bureau County, 2 are from Putnam County, and 1 is from Marshall County. These cases are all currently recovering at home. The health ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund has distributed more than $30 millions statewide. Governor J.B. Pritzker said Tuesday that the fund, set up with the United Way and the Alliance of Illinois Community Foundations has answered the call when the state needed it most. He also ...Read more
PONTIAC – The first rabid bat of 2020 in Livingston County was identified this week. The Livingston County Health Department say the bat was found in the 800 block of Reynolds Street in Pontiac. No residents or pets were exposed to the animal. Authorities say bats are the primary carriers ...Read more
PRINCETON – A highway worker is dead after a crash in a construction zone on Interstate 80 on Wednesday. The Illinois State Police say that around 10 AM they were called to the westbound lanes in Bureau County for a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. Authorities say that 84-year-old Robert D. ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health has reported the first confirmed human case of West Nile virus in Illinois for this year. A DuPage County resident in her 40’s became ill in mid-August. Last year, Illinois saw 28 human cases including one death. Monitoring for ...Read more
PONTIAC – 9 more coronavirus cases were reported Wednesday in Livingston County. The health department confirmed that these cases are all recovering in isolation. Livingston County has reported 264 total cases with only 45 currently active. In addition, Lee County confirmed another ...Read more
