DIXON – There have been 10 new cases of COVID-19 discovered at the Jack Mabley Center in Dixon, a long term care facility. An outbreak earlier this year took the life of one resident and infected over 70 at the Lee County Facility. The Lee County Health Department said Thursday ...Read more
PONTIAC – Four more residents of Livingston County have tested positive for COVID-19. The Livingston County Health Department said Thursday a woman in her 30’s, man in his 30’s and a man in his 50’s all of whom are recovering in isolation, as well as woman in her 60’s who is ...Read more
MONTGOMERY- A couple from Mendota is facing involuntary manslaughter charges for the death of a 6-year-old. The Kendall County Sheriff’s Office say that on July 2nd, they were called to the 100-block of Boulder Hill Pass in Montgomery for a child that was unresponsive. After an ...Read more
MENDOTA – At a Mendota District 289 special School Board Meeting Thursday night it was decided that the school year would still start on August 24th with fully remote learning. The first week will be devoted to working with parents and students to get everyone up and ready for remote ...Read more
PRINCETON- Over the past 24 hours, the Bureau, Putnam, & Marshall County Health Department has found twelve new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Bureau County. Bureau County has had 181 confirmed cases since the pandemic began. All of the newly infected are recovering at home. The cases ...Read more
OTTAWA, DEKALB – Three new deaths in two area counties were reported on Thursday. The LaSalle County Health Department says that 2 people, a male and a female both in their 90s, died, while the DeKalb County Health Department says one resident, a man in his 60s, has passed away from ...Read more
OTTAWA- The LaSalle County Health Department announced Thursday two additional novel coronavirus related deaths. The individuals are a man in his 90’s and a woman in her 90’s. There has been a total of twenty-four COVID-19 related deaths in LaSalle County. Three individuals were ...Read more
PONTIAC– The Livingston County Health Department announced their building will be closed to the public August 6th and 7th while the facility undergoes deep cleaning after staff tested positive for COVID-19. These individuals tested positive while in quarantine and did not have contact with the ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health said on Thursday that 21 people have been reported to have died from the coronavirus in the past day. The victims range in age from a woman in her 30s to 3 people in their 90s. The state said that 1,953 people were infected with the ...Read more
MENDOTA – A State of Emergency will be declared in Mendota Thursday to help combat the spread of COVID-19. The city announced that due to the 5 fold increase in the number of Coronavirus cases in the last 4 weeks, they will declare a Local State of Emergency on Thursday at approximately ...Read more
