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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced 601 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, including 38 additional deaths. The IDPH is currently reporting a total of 137,825 cases in the state since the pandemic began, with 6,707 deaths. The only county in Illinois that ...Read more

PERU – Multiple fire departments returned to a home in Dimmick Township Tuesday, days after a fire Thursday night.  Crews were called around 11AM to the 400 block on North 35th Road after a contractor noticed smoke.  According to Peru Fire Chief Jeff King, the cause of the smoke appeared to ...Read more

LASALLE – The city of LaSalle pool will be opening on Friday.  Mayor Jeff Grove confirmed that due to the movement of Illinois into Phase Four of the re-opening plan during the coronavirus pandemic, the swimming pool at Hegeler Park will be allowed to open with restrictions.  Adults, ...Read more

PONTIAC – A man in his 50’s is the latest resident of Livingston County to test positive for COVID-19.  Monday the Livingston County Health Department announced the newest case of coronavirus disease.   Since the pandemic began, 40 COVID-19 cases have been found, with 36 of those ...Read more

NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago man has been charged with first-degree murder in his wife’s March death after a police investigation found that he allegedly kicked her repeatedly during a fight. Fifty-six-year-old Alan Wang of Naperville was initially charged with aggravated ...Read more

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the release from prison of an alleged organized crime enforcer who is said to have health issues that places him at heightened risk from coronavirus. Mario Rainone has spent nearly half of his life in prison for extorting borrowers with death threats ...Read more

PERU – Peru mayor Scott Harl dispelled social media rumors that the city had secretly raised taxes. Harl explained that there is no tax rate associated with the TIF district in Peru. He and other alderman explained that the values of their homes had simply increased in the past year, and ...Read more

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health today announced 462 new cases of COVID-19, along with 26 additional deaths. The state has now had 137, 244 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, and 6,671 deaths. This is the lowest number of confirmed daily cases since ...Read more

OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department announced 2 additional coronavirus recoveries in the county on Monday.  There have now been a total of 190 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in LaSalle County since the pandemic began, with 141 of those recovered. There were no new cases of the ...Read more