CHICAGO (AP) — Health officials in Chicago have confirmed the city’s first West Nile virus-positive mosquito batch of the year. Chicago’s Public Health department says it will continue to monitor the area where the positive test was taken. On its website, the health department ...Read more
LAKE ZURICH, Ill. (AP) — At least three dozen high school students in northern Illinois have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus after some attending summer sports camps showed symptoms of the disease. Lake County health officials say investigations and contact tracing of the infections are ...Read more
TILTON, Ill. (AP) — Eastern Illinois police say a woman died over the weekend after she was accidentally shot by a child who was riding in a car with her. Sixty-four-year-old Marita Hile of Westville died Sunday at a Danville hospital about an hour after she was shot and her vehicle crashed ...Read more
LASALLE – L-P High School has released their proposed schedule for a return to classes this fall. The plan will be presented to the Board of Education for final adoption during the week of July 27. They say they will use the time between now and then to talk with staff and parents and ...Read more
PONTIAC – One more resident of Livingston County has tested positive for COVID- 19. The individual infected is a woman in her 40s who is recovering in isolation. LCHD officials continue to work closely with the Illinois Department of Public Health and have investigated and notified any ...Read more
DEKALB – The DeKalb County Health Department reported 13 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19. Since the start of the pandemic, the county has had 702 confirmed cases in total, with 22 deaths from complications related to COVID-19. The DCHD also announced that the DeKalb County Nursing ...Read more
OTTAWA – 7 new cases of COVID-19 were announced in LaSalle County on Wednesday. The LaSalle County Health Department reported that these individuals range in age from youth to their 60s. There have now been a total of 286 cases in the county since the start of the pandemic. 10 more cases ...Read more
PRINCETON – 3 residents of Bureau County have tested positive for coronavirus. The Bureau, Putnam, & Marshall County Health Department reported that the individuals, two males in their 20s and one in their 30s, are recovering at home at this time. Since the beginning of the ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,187 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, along with 8 additional deaths. At his press briefing, Gov. JB Pritzker announced that the state would also be changing the boundaries and number of health regions, going from 4 to 11. ...Read more
STREATOR – Multiple vehicle burglaries were reported in Streator Tuesday. The Streator Police say that unlocked vehicles in the 200 and 300 block of South Everett Street, and in the 700 East Wilson Street were entered. Numerous items were allegedly taken, including electronics and ...Read more
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