SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Sunday announced 1,343 new cases of COVID-19, including 60 additional deaths. Of the reported deaths, 12 were from outside the Chicagoland area. Since the pandemic began, there have been 120,260 cases, including 5,390 deaths, in 101 ...Read more
DEKALB- The DeKalb County Health Department Sunday announced 12 additional positive test results for COVID-19. Since the pandemic began they have reported 428 cases and four deaths. The Pine Acres long term care facility in DeKalb now reports 40 residents and 17 staff are infected. ...Read more
SHERIDAN- The IDOC released information on their website that another inmate has tested positive for COVID-19 at the Sheridan Correctional Center. This brings the total to 18 since the pandemic began. 13 of the previously infected are considered recovered from the disease. Two staff ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Volunteers are cleaning up broken glass and debris in downtown Chicago after a night of tense protests nationwide over George Floyd’s death. Demonstrations that started out peacefully Saturday gave way to violence and destruction around the city prompting Mayor Lori ...Read more
PRINCETON- A pet store was heavily damaged in Princeton, but according to the owner a majority of the pets made it out alive. Before 8 PM Saturday a fire was reported in a building in the 600 block of South Main. A box alarm was issued and multiple agencies were called to the scene. In a ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Several Chicago police cars were damaged, including at least one set on fire, as riots continued Saturday over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died after a Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into his neck for several minutes. Reportedly stores ...Read more
OGLESBY – IVCC has announced their summer schedule of courses that will include some lab and in person instruction. Summer 2020 includes online courses in accounting, health, CNA, anthropology, biology, business, Certified Medical Assistant, chemistry, computer aided design, computers, ...Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal by a California church that challenged state limits on attendance at worship services that have been imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Over the dissent of the four more conservative justices, Chief ...Read more
LASALLE – Lighted Way in LaSalle will still have its annual spaghetti dinner hosted by Uptown Grill this year, although the fundraiser will be a drive-thru event. Executive Director Jessica Kreiser said that both the city and Uptown Grill had been tremendously helpful in allowing Lighted ...Read more
CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Health reports 61 deaths on Saturday from the Coronavirus. IDPH says that of the 61 who died, almost half were 80 or older. None of the deaths were from people younger than 40, and since the pandemic was declared in March, 5,300 Covid ...Read more
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