PRINCETON – The Bureau County Communication tower was toppled in the Deracho on August 10th has been temporarily replaced. The Adams County Emergency Management Agency allowed Bureau County to borrow their portable tower to help maintain radio communications. Lee County EMA Director Kevin ...Read more
PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department is reminding residents that they can take advantage of the McLean County Fairgrounds coronavirus testing facility daily from 9 AM – 5 PM. There is no direct charge to individuals regardless of their insurance status. The department ...Read more
DEKALB – Area health departments have announced 20 additional cases of COVID-19 in DeKalb County and 8 more cases in Bureau County. Since the start of the pandemic, DeKalb County has reported 1,080 positive cases with 33 deaths. 332 cases have been confirmed from Bureau County along with 4 ...Read more
OTTAWA – Two more individuals have died from COVID-19 related complications, the LaSalle County Health Department confirmed. The individuals were females in their 80’s and 100’s, and there have now been 41 coronavirus related deaths in the county. The health department also reported 32 ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – 1,612 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported Monday by the Illinois Department of Public Health, along with 8 additional deaths. The state has reported 221,790 total cases since the beginning of the pandemic and 7,888 deaths. The IDPH reported that 36,155 coronavirus ...Read more
OTTAWA – Ottawa High School began last week with a quarter of the students attending classes in person one day a week with E-Learning scheduled every a Friday, but it was announced over the weekend all students will learn from home for at least two weeks. In a statement, the school said ...Read more
STREATOR – On Friday Woodland School District announced a sixth grade student has tested positive for COVID-19. Superintendent Ryan McGuckin said that due to the individual having come into contact with staff, other students and employees at the school, all sixth grade students would ...Read more
PRINCETON – Bureau County has been moved to the orange level for COVID-19 by the Illinois Department of Public Health. They received the alert for having higher than recommended new cases in the last 7 days and a 14.2% positivity rate of all tests performed. The Bureau County Health ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department reported 51 new recovered cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the county total to 600. Just 494 active cases remain, including the 7 new cases just reported by the department. With the newly lowered metrics, LaSalle County is no longer in ...Read more
MENDOTA – OSF HealthCare Saint Paul Medical Center is offering a Heartsaver AED Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Course at 5 p.m. on Thursday, September 3. A prepaid $35.00 per person fee will reserve a spot in the class. Class size is limited, and the room will be set up with social ...Read more
