OGLESBY- A person was rescued after a search Saturday evening along the Vermilion River near Oglesby. Around 9:20 PM rescue crews were called to the boat landing along Ed Hand Highway where a search was started for someone reportedly missing upstream. Multiple agencies were called to the ...Read more
Pontiac – The Livingston County Health Department reports 3 new coronavirus cases. Saturday afternoon, the department said the 3 people, a man and a woman in their 20s, and a woman in her 60s, are recovering in isolation. So far in the pandemic, Livingston County has reported 72 ...Read more
PRINCETON – The Bureau, Marshall, and Putnam County Health Departments on Saturday announced two new coronavirus cases. The two people, recovering at their Bureau County homes at this time, are a woman in her 50s and a man in his 30s. Since the pandemic began, there have been a total of ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department reports 21 new Covid-19 cases in LaSalle County. Saturday, the department reported that the cases range in age from a teenage boy to a woman in her 100’s. The 21 new cases is the highest number the county has seen for a single day. ...Read more
CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Health released Saturday coronavirus numbers for the past 24 hours. According to the state, 12 people in Illinois died with the disease. Over 1400 people were confirmed positive with the infection, and while that figure is lower than Friday, ...Read more
OGLESBY – More than 1,000 Illinois Valley Community College students received over $650,000 in federal CARES Act funding this month. Vice President for Student Services Mark Grzybowski said 1,087 students received a total of $654,600 with awards ranging from $200 to $1,000. The average ...Read more
MENDOTA- The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting a COVID-19 outbreak at a long term care facility in Mendota. The IDPH report that ten individuals have tested positive at Heritage Health, with no deaths reported. This would be the third such facility in the county to record ...Read more
DEKALB – 13 additional COVID-19 cases were reported in DeKalb County, the health department confirmed. DeKalb County Health Department has confirmed 787 cases since the start of the pandemic, with 24 deaths from COVID-19 complications. As of Friday, 567 cases are fully recovered, with 196 ...Read more
STREATOR- After receiving updated information from the Illinois State Board of Education, Streator Elementary will now offer an all E-learning option for students. Parents who are interested will need to fill out the survey online (see link below) to indicate the choice for their child. ...Read more
PONTIAC – 2 more residents have tested positive for COVID-19, the Livingston County Health Department announced. These individuals are both males in their 20s who are recovering in isolation. Since the start of the pandemic, the LCHD has confirmed 69 total cases of COVID-19, and 57 of those ...Read more
