CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois historic preservation group is providing financial help to 13 nonprofit organizations that suffered financial losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The groups selected to receive one-time $2,000 grants from Landmarks Illinois were chosen out of nearly 100 applicants. ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Some Illinois employees have returned to work, but many state offices have not reopened since they closed due to the coronavirus outbreak. Secretary of State Jesse White is the first elected official to reopen offices in the state. The State Journal-Register reports ...Read more
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — Saturday’s D-Day remembrance in Normandy has turned out to be one of the loneliest remembrances ever. The coronavirus pandemic and its lockdown restrictions made sure the famous Omaha Beach landing strip was largely deserted. Lone U.S. veteran Charles ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois is reporting 59 new deaths related to COVID-19, raising the total to nearly 5,800. The state also said a cat recently tested positive for COVID-19 while in a house with people who had also tested positive. The public health department says it’s first ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — An independent monitor overseeing the progress of reform of the Chicago Police Department will investigate allegations that officers have been violent toward people protesting the killing of George Floyd. Independent Monitor Maggie Hickey announced her plans Friday. Several ...Read more
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Michael Jordan and the Jordan Brand are giving $100 million to organizations dedicated to promoting racial equality and social justice. In a joint statement Friday on social media, Jordan and the Jordan Brand said money will be paid over 10 years with the goal of ...Read more
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a man who was found dead at the scene of what they say was an ambush on police officers during a night of unrest in Davenport, Iowa, earlier this week. The Scott County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday identified the dead man as ...Read more
SANDWICH- A protest in Sandwich over the death of a Minnesota man in police custody was held Friday afternoon. Three laps were taken around town after a gathering at the gazebo downtown. Presley O’Sullivan of Sandwich and Jason Reyes of Plano organized the gathering of around 200 people ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced 1,156 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, including 59 additional deaths. The IDPH also announced that a pet cat has recently tested positive for COVID-19 after becoming sick in May. The cat was in a home with individuals ...Read more
OTTAWA – The health department of LaSalle County announced one additional confirmed COVID-19 case in the county, as well as nine individuals who have been released from isolation. The county now has had 160 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began, with 94 of those cases now recovered. ...Read more
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