SPRINGFIELD – 883 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed by the Illinois Department of Public Health, including 6 additional deaths. This is the lowest daily death toll the state has seen in a week, on July 6th. The IDPH is reporting a total of 154, 799 total cases since the start of the ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department reported 14 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the county on Monday. These individuals range in age from their teens to their 70s. Monday marks the most new daily cases announced since the start of the pandemic. LaSalle County has seen 272 ...Read more
OTTAWA – LaSalle County State’s Attorney Karen Donnelly laid out the projected future potential reimbursement to the county from the scourge of opioid drugs. She announced an update on the litigation her office has filed on behalf of the county for past and future damages caused by ...Read more
BELLWOOD, Ill. (AP) — The government says a Chicago-area candy company has been fined nearly $500,000 for workplace injuries, including a fingertip amputation. The incidents occurred at Ferrara Candy in Bellwood. An employee lost a fingertip in January. Another employee was caught in a machine ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — The Cook County state’s attorney’s office is launching a new online process to report allegations of police misconduct including excessive form and intimidation. Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announced the new complaint form Thursday. Members of the ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois saw a more than $1.1 billion drop in revenues in the fiscal year that ended last month due to the coronavirus’ impact on the state’s economy, according to state officials. The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability found that the ...Read more
HENRY – A man fishing from shore thought he had found a human foot, but after an investigation it turned out to be fake foot. Around 7:30 PM Henry Police were called to an area near the marina along the Illinois River for the report of a body part being found. Authorities investigated ...Read more
OTTAWA – Four people have tested positive for Coronavirus in LaSalle County in the past 24 hours. According to the LaSalle County Health Department, that means 258 people have contracted the virus since the pandemic began, and 185 have recovered. The new cases range in age from a man in ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Another troubling report from the Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday. The state says 954 have contracted Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, a more than 50 percent jump from Sunday a week ago. Also, 20 people have died from Coronavirus, 14 more than last Sunday, ...Read more
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) — Crews were working to restore power for thousands of homes after a series of storms hit Central and North Central Illinois. Ameren Illinois activated an emergency operations center Saturday evening to resolve the outages. By Sunday morning, more than 12,500 customers ...Read more
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