OTTAWA- The LaSalle County Health Department confirmed Thursday an additional three COVID-19 cases in LaSalle County bringing the total to 53 cases. The additional cases are a man in his 70’s and two women, one in her 30’s and one in her 50’s. The newly infected remain in isolation. One ...Read more
STREATOR – No injuries were reported after Streator Fire Department made quick work of a vehicle fire early Thursday morning. Firefighters were called to a vehicle fire near a home on the 400 block of Powell Street just before 2:30am. The firefighters were able to control the fire in under ...Read more
STREATOR – The Streator Police Department reported Wednesday that trail bike was taken from a garage. They say a resident in the 800 block of Cable Street around 3 PM called about the motorized bike being missing. Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Streator Police ...Read more
DIXON – There was 1 more positive test in Lee County Wednesday for a total of 25 infected since the Pandemic began. That person, a resident their 40’s, is recovering at home in isolation. The Lee County Health Department reports that 12 of these 25 have fully recovered and that there ...Read more
OTTAWA – An Ottawa man who was reported missing by family members on Saturday was found dead Tuesday near I-80. According to the Ottawa Police Department, 71-year-old Thomas E. Thompson was identified as the deceased subject located by authorities in rural Ottawa. The death is under ...Read more
OTTAWA – There were no new Covid-19 cases confirmed in LaSalle, Bureau, Putnam, Livingston or Marshall County in the past 24 hours. The area communities that have reported the highest confirmed cases include Sheridan with 15, Mendota with 14 and Princeton with 6. In the latest ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Wednesday announced 2,253 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 92 additional deaths. Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 50,355 cases, including 2,215 deaths in 96 counties in Illinois. The age of cases ranges from younger than ...Read more
DIXON – Three more residents of Lee County have positive test results for COVID-19, including a teenager. On Tuesday, the Lee County Health Department reported that among the new cases is a person in their 60’s, one in their 20’s and one is in their late teens. Since the Pandemic ...Read more
PONTIAC- The Illinois Department of Public Health updated the statewide figures of new infections of the novel Coronavirus Tuesday. They now say out of the tests completed, they have had a total of 8 positive cases since the pandemic began. There was no information available as to how many ...Read more
ROCHELLE- The Ogle County Health Department announced Tuesday that since the pandemic began, they have had 116 positive tests and two deaths from the novel Coronavirus. The Illinois Department of Public Health released statistics that show 85 of the cases are in or around the community of ...Read more
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