OTTAWA – High winds with an early evening storm toppled trees and knocked out power for over a thousand in North Central Illinois Friday. Nearly 300 remained without power Saturday morning after the storm, which swept across the area bringing with it watches and warnings. In Troy Grove, a ...Read more
PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County Health Departments reported Friday that another resident of Marshall County has tested positive for coronavirus disease. They say a man in his 40’s is recovering at his home in isolation. The investigation into whom the person has ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois officials released their daily Covid-19 case count on Friday, and it is slightly less than the day before. Illinois Department of Public Health says 857 people were confirmed positive for coronavirus, and 39 people died in the past 24 hours. However, unlike many ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Conservation Police want residents to please leave the black bear visiting western Illinois alone. Authorities have been monitoring the bear since it arrived from Wisconsin on June 10th. It was last spotted downstate near Macomb ...Read more
BLOOMINGTON — The American Red Cross is testing all blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies, providing donors insight into whether they have been exposed to this coronavirus for a limited time. Antibody testing will indicate if the donor’s immune system has produced ...Read more
PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department on Thursday announced two new cases of COVID-19. They say the positive tests were from a man in his 40’s and a woman in her 50’s, both of whom are recovering at home in isolation. They say the man was asymptomatic at the time of ...Read more
UTICA – Officials have announced a toxic microcystin bloom in parts of the Illinois River. The Illinois EPA say they found toxins in samples collected near Starved Rock Lock & Dam. Authorities warn that the source could be blue-green algae, and it could cause adverse health effects in ...Read more
PARK FOREST – The Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team say that a person they were seeking for alleged drug offenses was taken into custody in Cook County. They reported that around 11 AM Thursday the US Marshalls and the Cook County SHeriff’s Fugitive Unit took 39-year-old ...Read more
EARLVILLE- The Earlville Fire Department was awarded a Small Equipment Grant by the Illinois State Fire Marshal. The department applied for and was approved for the amount of $25,415 to spend on 13 sets of bunker pants and coats. The new sets of gear will replace the 12-year-old sets ...Read more
CHICAGO – Governor J.B. Pritzker says while this is “not a signal the battle is over,” Illinois can proceed to phase 4 in its reopening plan. At a press briefing from Chicago, the governor said that under phase 4, movie theaters, fitness centers, gyms, and restaurants can open ...Read more
