STREATOR – OSF HealthCare has completed construction on a state-of-the-art transportation center adjacent to the OSF Center for Health – Streator. The new transportation center will house the OSF King Care-A-Van in addition to ambulances from Advanced Medical Transport. It is located on ...Read more
OGLESBY – The Illinois Valley Community College Board Thursday approved the $12.8 million tax levy request for 2020 which is up three percent over the actual 2019 levy extension of $12.4 million. They say that homeowners should not see an increase in the IVCC portion of their property tax bill. ...Read more
WATERMAN – A Sheridan woman is dead after a two vehicle crash Thursday in DeKalb County. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office say that a juvenile from Leland was traveling northbound on Route 23 near Preserve Road outside of Waterman when for unknown reasons they allegedly crossed the ...Read more
DIXON – The Lee County Health Department reported 35 residents have been released from isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, however, they also noted one new death and 18 new infections. The latest person to have died was a county resident in their 80’s. Since the ...Read more
PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putman & Marshall County Health Department reported Thursday that a man in his 90’s is the latest person to die from COVID-19 related complications in Bureau County. There have been 23 deaths recorded so far in Bureau County since the pandemic began. They ...Read more
PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department on Thursday reported 114 more residents and 20 inmates at the Pontiac Correctional Center have tested positive for COVID-19. They also announced the death of a man in his 70’s from complications related to COVID-19. Since the pandemic ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department on Thursday reported that a man in his 80’s, and a man in his 90’s, are the 88th and 89th deaths since the pandemic was declared in March. 107 new cases were reported on Thursday. However, the seven day rolling average declined ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 12,702 confirmed and probable cases for the state on Thursday. The department also reported 43 additional deaths, ranging in ages from a man in his 40’s in Whiteside County to 5 people in their 90’s, including a ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health is strongly urging residents for the next three weeks to stay home whenever possible and to eliminate nonessential travel. They advise all residents to work with their employer to try to work from home as much as possible, and to make ...Read more
LASALLE – Authorities are warning of an unemployment benefits scam that is occurring around Illinois. The LaSalle 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. You ...Read more
