OTTAWA – A male in his 70’s from LaSalle County has died from coronavirus related complications on Tuesday. This is the 56th COVID-19 related death in the county since the start of the pandemic, and the first one reported since Friday. 15 additional cases were also reported along with 6 ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — More than 5 million COVID-19 tests have been conducted in Illinois. State officials are touting the milestone, which was reached on Saturday. That’s the same day the state reported its highest one-day total of tests at 74,286. According to the COVID Tracking Project, four ...Read more
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois university has decided to increase faculty numbers in their Africana Studies department, a move that officials say will help students prepare for cross-cultural society after graduation. The Southern Illinoisan reports that Southern Illinois University ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Justice Department has awarded $15.9 million to Illinois agencies to fight domestic abuse. The money comes from the Violence Against Women Act. The funding has been awarded to 19 community agencies, including over $1 million to Rockford area programs. Congress ...Read more
ROUND LAKE BEACH, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois lawmaker has tested positive for COVID-19. The office of state Rep. Sam Yingling said Monday he tested positive last week and has been quarantined at his home in Grayslake. It said in a statement the 40-year-old Democrat experienced significant sinus ...Read more
STREATOR – Illinois American Water has announced they will be flushing water mains and fire hydrants in the Streator area over the next few weeks until mid October. Streator, Ancona, Dana, Kangley, Leonore, Longpoint, Ransom and Reading will see crews sending a rapid flow of water through ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A man who calls himself the “Dread Head Cowboy” was taken into custody after riding his horse on Chicago’s Dan Ryan Expressway during the height of the evening rush hour. Adam Hollingsworth was escorted by a phalanx of motorcyclists Monday as he rode his horse ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The travel and leisure business in Illinois is still suffering from the pandemic, with employment down 22% from one year ago in the industry. The Illinois Department of Employment Security reports that statewide, the weekly jobless claims are still up over 300% from this ...Read more
DEKALB – 58 more individuals have tested positive for COVID-19 in DeKalb County. The health department reported that these cases represent those reported into the electronic reporting system from midnight on Friday through noon on Monday. 1,521 cases have been reported in total from DeKalb ...Read more
OTTAWA – 5 more cases of coronavirus were announced Monday by the LaSalle County Health Department, the lowest daily case count since late July. With the addition of these individuals, ranging in age from their 20’s to their 60’s, LaSalle County has seen 1,619 cases of COVID-19 in ...Read more
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