By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writers United Airlines is sending layoff warnings to 36,000 employees, nearly half its U.S. staff. It’s the clearest signal yet of how deeply the COVID-19 pandemic is hurting the airline industry. United officials said Wednesday that they still hope to limit the ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD- Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced Wednesday that expiration dates for driver’s licenses/ID cards and license plate stickers have been extended an additional month – from Oct. 1, 2020, to Nov. 1, 2020. This also includes those who have July, August and September ...Read more
PRINCETON – No new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Bureau, Putnam, or Marshall County on Wednesday, the health department stated. There have been 44 total confirmed cases of coronavirus in the counties served by the Bureau, Putnam, and Marshall County Health Departments. 31 of those ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced 980 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state, with 36 additional deaths. The individuals who have passed away from complications related to coronavirus ranged in age from their 40s to their 90s. As of Tuesday evening, ...Read more
DEKALB – 5 more positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported in DeKalb County on Wednesday. The DeKalb County Health Department announced that there have now been a total of 621 cases of coronavirus in the county since the pandemic began, with 20 deaths. 415 of these cases have since ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department announced 3 more individuals have tested positive for COVID-19 in the county. These individuals are a male in their 60s, a female in their 50s, and a female in their 30s. This makes 237 positive cases of COVID-19 in the county since the start ...Read more
PERU – A $70 million dollar renovation could be happening to the property known as the Peru Mall over the next three years, if developers have their way. Peru Director of Economic Development Bob Vickrey said Mayor Scott Harl and himself have met with the owners, GK Real Estate in ...Read more
OTTAWA – Ottawa’s City Council voted to extend their declaration of emergency regarding the coronavirus at Tuesday night’s meeting. Mayor Dan Aussem explained that the extension is just in case the situation regarding COVID-19 changes for the worse, amid increased cases in other ...Read more
PRINCETON – Darius Miller Park, named after a railroad executive who was born in the community in 1859, was renamed last week. The Rotary Club of Princeton held a ceremony and announced not only park improvements, but the new name, Rotary Park. Miller was president of the Chicago, ...Read more
PONTIAC – Livingston County Health Department reported one more individual has tested positive for COVID-19. The individual is a male in his 50s who is recovering in isolation. Officials for the health department stated that they have notified any individuals who may have had exposure to ...Read more
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