CHICAGO (AP) — There’s a troubling new reality for law enforcement in the age of the coronavirus. Masks have made criminals stand apart, long before bandanna-wearing robbers knocked over stagecoaches in the Old West and ski-masked bandits held up banks. But today, masks are allowing ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Some Illinois Facebook users could receive as much as $300 from a $550 million settlement in a class-action suit alleging the social media site’s facial-tagging feature violated state privacy law. But the Chicago Tribune reports that there is no timeline yet for when people ...Read more
STREATOR- Crews extinguished a garage fire in Streator early Sunday morning. The Streator Fire Department say they were called around 3:30 AM to the 800 Block of South Otter Creek Street after what residents described as a small explosion in the attached garage. Upon arrival they found the ...Read more
CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Health says 74 new deaths are reported in the state, giving a total pandemic death count of just over 4,100 Illinosans. OF the 74, 90 percent lived in the Chicagoland area, and four people were in their 100’s, and 16 in their 90’s. ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department announced on Saturday two new confirmed Covid-19 cases, a man in his 40’s and a man in his 50’s. That makes 119 for the county since the pandemic was declared in March, though 55 have since recovered. Both of the two new cases ...Read more
ATLANTA (AP) — As state after state begins to reopen, local health departments charged with tracking down everyone who has been in close contact with those who test positive for coronavirus are still scrambling to hire enough people. They are often hundreds _ even thousands _ of people short of ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois officials say an additional 130 people have died of the coronavirus, bringing the state’s toll from the virus to 4,058. Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday announced that people working essential jobs can now get tested whether or not they show symptoms of COVID-19. ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Fraud charges have been filed against an accountant and two executives of a suburban Chicago auto loan company for misappropriating more than $5 million in company funds. James Collins, CEO of Evanston-based Honor Finance LLC, the company’s chief operating officer, Robert ...Read more
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Though neighbors, some elected officials in Missouri and Illinois are at odds as Congress considers another coronavirus aid package. Democratic Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza said Friday that the state has $6.5 billion of unpaid bills unrelated to the coronavirus ...Read more
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (AP) — A northern Illinois nurse is expressing regret for not taking better precautions while visiting her sister’s Wisconsin bar. Katie Koutsky, a nurse with Advocate Aurora Health system, says she was helping her sister reopen her suburban Milwaukee bar Wednesday ...Read more
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