STREATOR – Customers of American Water struggling to keep up with bills will have a little longer to catch up. In March, American Water voluntarily placed a moratorium on customer accounts to prevent shut off for non-payment and late fees for late payments. The company also reinstated ...Read more
MENDOTA – Mendota High School has released their back to class plan this fall, and it involves most students attending full days. The decision was announced Thursday that class periods would be longer, but students would have half as many classes each day. To round out the curriculum, ...Read more
PONTIAC – Another resident of Livingston County has tested positive for coronavirus, the health department reported. The individual, a female in their 30s, is recovering in isolation. As of July 23rd, the LCHD has received 3,898 COVID-19 tests, with 67 of those having been confirmed ...Read more
DEKALB – 11 more individuals have tested positive for COVID-19 in DeKalb County. The DeKalb County Health Department has now reported 774 total positive cases, along with 24 deaths. Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Living Center has seen 26 positive cases in staff and 55 in residents, with 12 ...Read more
PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putnam, and Marshall County Health Department reported an additional case of COVID-19. The individual, a female in her 20s from Bureau County, is recovering at home at this time. Officials are currently working to identify those who were in contact with the resident ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed 1,624 new cases of coronavirus, as well as 20 additional deaths. The IDPH is reporting in total 166,925 cases with 7,367 deaths in the state. This marks the most cases confirmed in a single day since the 25th of May. As of ...Read more
OTTAWA – 14 new COVID-19 cases were announced in LaSalle County on Thursday. The individuals who tested positive range in age from youth to their 70s, and make 378 total cases since the start of the pandemic. The LaSalle County Health Department also confirmed 2 more recovered cases for the ...Read more
LADD – Ladd will have only some of the children in class at any given time when school starts this fall. At the Board of Education Meeting on Tuesday night, they approved a plan where half of the students will be in the building one day, while the other half participated in E-learning. ...Read more
PERU – Authorities are warning of an unemployment benefits scam that is occurring around Illinois. The Peru Police Department on Wednesday alerted residents to a scam where individuals are receiving a debit card for unemployment benefits from the state which they never applied for. ...Read more
PONTIAC – Livingston County Health Department confirmed that two more residents have tested positive for COVID-19. These individuals are a male in their 40s and a female in their 40s, who was asymptomatic at the time of testing. They’re both recovering at home in isolation. Since the ...Read more
