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UNDATED – Severe weather is expected for areas of north-central Illinois this weekend. According to National Weather Service Meteorologist Gino Izzi, there’s a potential of severe thunderstorms tonight into early tomorrow morning that would pose a risk for large hale. Izzi says ...Read more

The Bureau Valley Community Unit School District announced that a staff member at Bureau Valley High School has tested positive for COVID-19. Health department officials have indicated that the employee likely contracted the virus after last being on school grounds. As a result, school officials ...Read more

  SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced 488 new cases of COVID-19 in the state of Illinois on Friday. This brings the total number of positive cases to 3,026 with a total of 34 lives lost in 40 different counties. Bureau, Henry and Iroquois counties are also ...Read more

SPRING VALLEY – Spring Valley’s City Clerk’s Office will no longer be accepting any walk-in payments. Residents are asked to use the mail, dropbox or online bill pay through your bank for water bill payments. Penalties will not be given on late utility bills nor will they ...Read more

PRINCETON – A 47-year-old male is the carrier of the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Bureau County. The Bureau County Health department said Friday that the individual was screened and tested by an area hospital. The person, whose community and personal details were not released for ...Read more

SPRINGFIELD – Many recently unemployed Illinois residents have experienced difficulty in applying for benefits during the pandemic crisis. It was announced that the Illinois Department of Employment Security has taken several steps to improve the claims process, including website upgrades ...Read more

MENDOTA- No injuries were reported after a house fire Thursday night near Mendota.    Around 11 PM Mendota and Troy Grove Fire were called to the 4100 block of East 50th Road for a report of a structure fire with smoke.  The fire was extinguished after damaging the living room, bathroom and ...Read more

LELAND – The Leland police department say that on Wednesday a commercial business had received an alleged counterfeit $50 bill. They ask that anyone who deals with cash transactions take caution and carefully examine large denominations for the security features built into the currency in ...Read more

  UNDATED – The Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County health departments are confirming a case of COVID-19 in Marshall County. No details were given by the department relating to the age or sex of the person allegedly testing positive for the virus. Officials say continue social ...Read more

  SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)  announced 673 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including seven deaths; a man in his 50s, two men and two women in their 60s, a man in his 70s, and a woman in her 90s. approximately 87% of fatalities ...Read more