DEKALB – The DeKalb County Health Department Thursday confirmed the total number of cases in the county has risen to 35. Officials have been closely monitoring the fast-changing Coronavirus Disease since March 21, when DeKalb County identified its first positive case. ...Read more
OTTAWA- The LaSalle County Health Department on Thursday said three more people who previously were diagnosed with COVID-19 have made complete recoveries. That raises the total to six individuals released from isolation and one fatality from those diagnosed so far. They advise all ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Thursday announced 1,344 new cases of COVID-19 and 66 additional deaths. Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 16,422 cases, including 528 deaths, in 81 counties in Illinois. ...Read more
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DIXON – Questions were raised to the Lee County Unified Leadership Team regarding the Unacast social distancing scoreboard grade of F for the county. They say the grade is not related to staying at home, but whether or not people are staying at least 6 feet apart from one another. ...Read more
OGLESBY – Oglesby is asking businesses in the community if they are interested in a state small business grant Wednesday night. They ask those companies to contact them before they consider going forward with navigating the process to gain eligibility to administer the Downstate Small ...Read more
OGLESBY- There is a new interim Police Chief in Oglesby. At Wednesday nights City Council meeting the Mayor nominated former Minooka Chief Doug Hayse to handle the administrative and leadership duties of the department. Hayse left the Minooka department in 2010. Prior to that he spent ...Read more
DIXON – The latest case of COVID-19 in Lee County has hospitalized a resident in their 70’s. Lee County now has 6 confirmed cases. A total of 236 Lee County residents have been tested. State labs are now working 3 shifts, which has resulted in increased numbers of tests being ...Read more
SHERIDAN – One more inmate has tested positive for COVID-19 at the Sheridan Correctional Facility. According to the Illinois Department of Corrections they are now reporting three staff members and eight inmates positive for the coronavirus. The facility is currently under lockdown. ...Read more
PONTIAC- One more resident of Livingston County has tested positive for COVID- 19. The Livingston County Health Department said Wednesday that individual is a female in her 50’s recovering at home. The health department says they have received 111 COVID-19 test results. Of that, eleven ...Read more
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