By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer Research is suggesting that anxiety and depression are rising among Americans amid the coronavirus pandemic. A study published Wednesday is the latest to suggest an uptick. Half of U.S. adults surveyed reported at least some signs of depression. The rate was ...Read more
PRINCETON – Bureau and DeKalb Counties both announced additional COVID-19 cases. On Wednesday, Bureau County reported six new cases were recovering at their homes, ranging in age from their teens to their 60’s. DeKalb County also announced 18 additional cases. Since the start of the ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public reported over 2,000 new COVID-19 cases in the state on Wednesday. The 2,128 cases were announced along with 27 additional deaths. Illinois has seen 238,643 cases since the start of the pandemic, as well as 8,091 deaths. The seven-day ...Read more
LASALLE – Authorities are investigating a former truck wash and bones found along May Road in Peru, and it may be connected to statements made by an incarcerated serial killer in a Podcast released last week. Phil Chalmers, a Florida profiler who interviewed 61-year-old Dellmus ...Read more
PONTIAC – Livingston and Lee Counties both announced additional positive cases of COVID-19. The Livingston County Health Department reported 5 cases, all of which are recovering in isolation. Lee County reported only one additional case. Since the start of the pandemic, Livingston County ...Read more
PRINCETON – 2 more individuals in Bureau County have died from COVID-19 related complications. There have now been 10 coronavirus related deaths in Bureau County, with the addition of a male in his 70’s and another in his 80’s on Tuesday. Bureau County also announced 14 new positive ...Read more
DEKALB – An individual in their 90’s is the most recent and 36th COVID-19 related death in DeKalb County. The health department reported the death on Tuesday, along with 17 additional positive coronavirus cases. The DeKalb County Health Department has reported 1,177 positive cases since ...Read more
OTTAWA – 16 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in LaSalle County on Tuesday. These individuals range in age from their teens to in their 70s. The LCHD also announced 31 new recoveries in the county, for a total of 714 since the start of the pandemic. The LaSalle County Health Department ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health reported the largest daily death count from COVID-19 related complications since late June. The IDPH on Tuesday reported 39 deaths, as well as 1,492 more confirmed COVID-19 cases. These deaths include 3 individuals in LaSalle County, ...Read more
MENDOTA – A house was filled with smoke in Mendota from a basement fire Tuesday. Around 5 AM Mendota and Troy Grove Fire Departments were called to the 1000 block of 13th Ave for smoke in a residence. Mendota Police had arrived on the scene first and found the family outside the ...Read more
