JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Applications for jobless benefits are surging in some states as coronavirus concerns shake the U.S. economy. The sharp increase comes as governments have ordered millions of workers, students and shoppers to stay home as a precaution against spreading the virus that ...Read more
DIXON – Lee County still reports no confirmed cases of COVID-19, they did put another 28 people into isolation since Wednesday. Isolation is used to keep those feeling ill from healthy individuals and so far 61 persons meet that requirment in the county. According to the Lee County ...Read more
SENECA – Seneca Township High School says a student has tested positive for COVID-19, on Thursday. Officials say they received a call from the LaSalle County Health Department informing that one of their students tested positive for COVID-19, the coronavirus. Public health officials ...Read more
SENECA – Seneca Township High School says a student has tested positive for COVID_19, on Thursday. Officials say they received a call from the LaSalle County Health Department informing that one of their students tested positive for COVID-19, the coronavirus. Public health officials ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College will move to virtual delivery of all courses and services beginning Monday, March 23. The main campus and Ottawa Center will be closed to the public for the remainder of the spring semester ending May 16. College operations will continue but the ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – LaSalle County has its first case of COVID_19. On Thursday, Governor J.B. Pritzker and Illinois Department of Public Health announced 136 more cases in 22 counties, including one case in LaSalle County. According to the LaSalle County Health Department, the case is a female ...Read more
UNDATED – Since the outbreak of COVID-19, false news, remedies and scams have been circulating. The misinformation has come in the form of text messages and most popular for example, Facebook users mentioning a nationwide lockdown. According to PolitiFact, a nonpartisan fact-checking ...Read more
OGLESBY – The city of Oglesby’s future police chief, Scott Pavlock is backing down from the position. In a letter to the city clerk, Pavlock says the former chief was a good man who was publicly dishonored. Pavlock also expressed his challenge finding a home within the city and how ...Read more
CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (AP) — Three men have been charged with first-degree murder after a body was found floating in a small body of water at a suburban Chicago recreational area. Crystal Lake police announced Wednesday murder charges were filed against 33-year-old Michael M. Miller; ...Read more
DIXON – Early Wednesday morning a man and a woman in Dixon were injured after being struck by gunfire in Dixon. According to the Dixon Police Department, around 3:45 AM they were called to the 1300 block of West Fourth Street where they found a 28-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man ...Read more
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