By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The nation’s third-largest city is on edge amid a surge in gun violence and protests sparked by the death of George Floyd. Now Chicago is also awaiting possible greater tension in the form of a plan by President Donald Trump to dispatch dozens ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A park on Chicago’s West Side will be stripped of the name of slave owner Stephen Douglas and may be named after abolitionist Frederick Douglass. The Chicago Park District voted Wednesday to rename the park in the largely black neighborhood, which has held Stephen ...Read more
PERU – Authorities are warning of an unemployment benefits scam that is occurring around Illinois. The Peru Police Department on Wednesday alerted residents to a scam where individuals are receiving a debit card for unemployment benefits from the state which they never applied for. ...Read more
PONTIAC – Livingston County Health Department confirmed that two more residents have tested positive for COVID-19. These individuals are a male in their 40s and a female in their 40s, who was asymptomatic at the time of testing. They’re both recovering at home in isolation. Since the ...Read more
PRINCETON – 3 more residents of Bureau County have tested positive for coronavirus. The Bureau, Putnam, and Marshall County Health Departments confirm that the individuals, two males in their 50s and another in their 20s, are recovering at home at this time. There have now been 81 confirmed ...Read more
DEKALB – A resident of DeKalb County has passed away due to complications related to COVID-19, the health department reported on Wednesday. With the death of the individual, a resident in their 90s, DeKalb County has now had 24 COVID-19 related deaths since the start of the pandemic. DCHD ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – 1,598 new coronavirus cases were reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health on Wednesday, along with 23 additional deaths. Wednesday’s count of confirmed COVID-19 cases is the highest the state has noted since June 2nd. Illinois has seen 165,301 total cases since ...Read more
OTTAWA – LaSalle County’s health department confirmed 14 new cases of coronavirus, along with one additional recovery. The individuals who tested positive range in age from their 30s to their 60s. Since the beginning of the pandemic, LCHD has confirmed 11,235 negative COVID-19 test ...Read more
By COLLIN BINKLEY and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A new poll finds very few Americans think schools should return to normal operations this fall, even as President Donald Trump pushes for a full reopening. The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs ...Read more
OTTAWA – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that full overnight closures of Interstate 80 in La Salle County begin Wednesday night. The project to remove and replace the bridge that carries East 12th Road over I-80 requires all lanes closed July 22nd from 9 PM to 5 AM. ...Read more
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