MENDOTA – The need for blood donations never ends, and your chance to help save a life will be happening at the Mendota Civic Center Thursday, October 8th from 9 AM – 2 PM. The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center will be hosting a blood drive in the Grand Ballroom. Appointments, ...Read more
DEKALB – DeKalb County is now considered to be at a warning level for coronavirus along with 27 other counties, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported. A county is placed on a warning level when two or more COVID-19 risk indicators increase, such as the number of deaths or new ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – 28 Illinois counties were announced to be at a warning level for COVID-19, reported the IDPH Friday. A county is placed on a warning level when two or more COVID-19 risk indicators increase, such as number of deaths, clusters, and new cases per 100,000 people. Among these ...Read more
OTTAWA – 31 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in LaSalle County, the largest single day case count in the county since the 11th of September. This makes 1,806 positive cases since the start of the pandemic. With 40 additional recoveries announced on Friday as well, currently 1,266 cases ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — City officials say Chicagoans going door-to-door on Halloween this year will have to wear masks and keep groups small to minimize risks of the coronavirus. Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the city’s top health official, Dr. Allison Arwady, dressed as the “Rona ...Read more
By ZEKE MILLER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has tweeted that he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus. Trump’s positive test comes just hours after the White House announced that senior aide Hope Hicks came down ...Read more
MORRIS – A Joliet man has been arrested for robbery after allegedly taking an envelope of cash from a person who had just withdrawn funds from a bank. The Morris Police Department say they were called to a bank in the 1900 block of North Division Street Wednesday afternoon for a reported ...Read more
STREATOR – The Edward Jones office of Gary Wheeler has helped get the Streator Area United Way closer to their goal in pledges for 2020. It was announced by Josh Biros, the Campaign Chairperson, that over 32% of the nearly $270,000 has been pledged. The total promised so far for the United ...Read more
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A Peoria man has been arrested on charges that he was involved with a street race when four women in the other vehicle were killed in a crash over the weekend. On Thursday, 42-year-old Jerome Polnitz remained in jail after being booked on a host of charges, including ...Read more
WHEATON, Ill. (AP) — A judge has rejected an effort by parents to put high school athletes back on the playing field, saying the Illinois High School Association is within its rights to delay sports for safety reasons. The parents of four high school athletes sued the IHSA, saying the ...Read more
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