PRINCETON- A sixth resident of Bureau County has tested positive for COVID-19. On Monday the Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County health Department announced that a man in his 50’s was screened and tested by an area hospital. The individual is recovering at home at this time. Public health ...Read more
PERU – North Peoria Street in Peru will be closed from the south side of 26th Street to south of Midtown Road beginning Monday, April 13th. This section of road will be fully closed until further notice for the reconstruction of North Peoria Street. There will be no through traffic in the ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois farmers produced 2.3 million pounds of industrial hemp in the first year of legal cultivation in decades, state officials said.The Illinois Department of Agriculture began issuing hemp-production permits last spring after production was legalized. Of 651 ...Read more
SHERIDAN- The Illinois Department of Corrections confirms one more staff member infected with COVID-19 at Sheridan Correctional Facility. That means as of Sunday evening 4 staff and 10 inmates have reported positive cases. Statewide IDOC shows 102 staff and 146 inmates infected. ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois reported an additional 43 deaths Sunday from COVID-19 and the largest one-day increase in coronavirus infections with more than 1,600, but Gov. J.B. Pritzker said even those numbers show signs that the state might be nearing the peak of the outbreak.In a ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Sunday announced 1,672 new cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 43 additional deaths. Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 20,852 cases, including 720 deaths, in 86 counties in Illinois. The age of cases ranges from ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department on Sunday has confirmed two additional COVID-19 cases in LaSalle County. The additional cases include a female in her 60’s and a female in her 20’s. The individuals are in isolation. Federal privacy restrictions prohibit the release of any ...Read more
HAMPTON – The Police Chief of Hampton, Illinois has died after a single vehicle crash Saturday evening. According to the Illinois State Police Chief 57-year-old Terrence A. Engle was responding to a call traveling on Illinois Route 84 in Rock Island County when for unknown reasons his ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic that has crippled big-box retailers and mom-and-pop shops worldwide may be making a dent in illicit business, too. In Chicago, one of America’s most violent cities, drug arrests have plummeted 42% in the weeks since the mayor ordered the city to shut ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Mayor Lori Lightfoot has relied on a blend of stern news conferences and lighthearted social media to urge Chicagoans to stay home to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Lightfoot’s hard-line approach began with an exasperated announcement in March that she was shutting down ...Read more
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