MORRIS – A Channahon man is dead after a crash on I-80 Sunday afternoon. Authorities say 35-year-old Nathan Oliver Carrol was traveling eastbound near Morris when for unknown reasons he lost control and went down, sliding over 300 feet. The Grundy County Coroner’s Office say he was ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Deparement of Public Health says 15 people in the state were reported to have died from Covid-19 on Sunday. According to the department, that’s the fewest deaths since March 30th shortly after the pandemic was declared. The state also says that 646 new ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College announced they will be offering three mental health-related seminars online this summer in partnership with Kankakee Community College. The sessions will feature Mark Sanders, a licensed social worker and certified alcohol and drug counselor and ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department announced Saturday of two new cases in the county. The health department says a female in her teens, and a female in her 20’s have tested positive, which makes 205 total cases since the pandemic began in March. It was announced that ...Read more
OTTAWA – High winds with an early evening storm toppled trees and knocked out power for over a thousand in North Central Illinois Friday. Nearly 300 remained without power Saturday morning after the storm, which swept across the area bringing with it watches and warnings. In Troy Grove, a ...Read more
PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County Health Departments reported Friday that another resident of Marshall County has tested positive for coronavirus disease. They say a man in his 40’s is recovering at his home in isolation. The investigation into whom the person has ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois officials released their daily Covid-19 case count on Friday, and it is slightly less than the day before. Illinois Department of Public Health says 857 people were confirmed positive for coronavirus, and 39 people died in the past 24 hours. However, unlike many ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Conservation Police want residents to please leave the black bear visiting western Illinois alone. Authorities have been monitoring the bear since it arrived from Wisconsin on June 10th. It was last spotted downstate near Macomb ...Read more
BLOOMINGTON — The American Red Cross is testing all blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies, providing donors insight into whether they have been exposed to this coronavirus for a limited time. Antibody testing will indicate if the donor’s immune system has produced ...Read more
PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department on Thursday announced two new cases of COVID-19. They say the positive tests were from a man in his 40’s and a woman in her 50’s, both of whom are recovering at home in isolation. They say the man was asymptomatic at the time of ...Read more
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