WAUKEGAN, Ill. (Chicago Tribune) — A biochemical research company has opened up a new site in Illinois to sterilize used N95 medical masks with hydrogen peroxide gas as the need for them has increased due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Chicago Tribune reports Columbus, Ohio-based Battelle ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD (AP) – The death toll of the coronavirus crisis inched closer to the 2,000 mark in Illinois, as state officials say that the virus had taken 59 more lives. Sunday’s announcement puts the number of people in Illinois killed by the virus at 1,933 and the 2,126 new COVID-19 ...Read more
DIXON – The Lee County Health Department reported over the weekend only one new positive test result for COVID-19. Officials are reporting 8 recovered individuals. The Dixon area has had the most positive tests at 13 out of 309 tests, according to the Illinois Department of Public ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Sunday announced 2,126 new cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 59 additional deaths. Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 43,903 cases, including 1,933 deaths, in 96 counties in Illinois. Since the pandemic began 214,952 ...Read more
PRINCETON- The Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County Health Departments Sunday reported that a tenth resident of Bureau County has tested positive for COVID-19. The woman in her 50’s is recovering in isolation at home at this time. There are now fourteen confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the ...Read more
OTTAWA – The total number of people considered recovered for LaSalle County remains 18 as the county health department reported no new cases Sunday. Since the Pandemic began, LaSalle County has had one death and 44 total infections. The plurality of cases, a dozen inmates and six ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois public health officials completed more than 16,000 tests for COVID-19 in 24 hours, surpassing for the first time the 10,000-per-day mark that the governor on Friday called a milestone on the way to tracking the deadly virus and ending tight restrictions on ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago City Council voted Friday to end horse-drawn carriage rides in the city after Dec. 31. Alderman Brendan Reilly, whose ward includes the city’s central business district, said he has tried to persuade carriage operators to “treat their animals in a humane ...Read more
CHICAGO (Chicago Sun-Times) — The Chicago Transit Authority will pay a $3 million settlement to a man whose leg was amputated after he was hit by a turning bus. The Chicago Sun-Times reports a Cook County judge approved the settlement Wednesday between the CTA and Raymond Baroud. The ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court will for the first time in its history hear oral arguments through videoconference because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The unusual procedure during May will allow the court’s seven justices to observe social distancing, a practice which ...Read more
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