SPRINGFIELD – 587 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were announced by the Illinois Department of Public Health on Tuesday, along with 37 additional deaths. The individuals who passed away range in age from their 50s to their 90s. The IDPH now states that all 102 counties in Illinois have ...Read more
DEKALB – The DeKalb County Health Department reported 5 additional cases of COVID-19 for the county on Tuesday. There have been 616 cases of COVID-19 in the county since the start of the pandemic with 20 deaths caused by complications related to coronavirus. 98 of these positive cases have ...Read more
PERU – One man is in custody and another was treated for injuries sustained while fleeing after a report of shots fired Monday night at a home in Peru. The Peru Police Department say they were called to the 2100 block of Market Street for a report of shots fired around 10:15 PM. Minutes ...Read more
SUBLETTE – A victim of an alleged overdose was saved by Lee County first responders Monday. According to the Sublette Fire Department, they, along with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, were called to the scene of a parked vehicle near Woodhaven Lakes around 7 AM. Authorities say ...Read more
PERU – The City of Peru approved two $500 donations to proms for LP High School and St. Bede Academy. The city council approved these donations at Monday night’s meeting, explaining that they will write a check to St. Bede, as the school is asking for support. As parents’ ...Read more
DEKALB- One person has died and another was wounded after a shooting Saturday afternoon in DeKalb. The DeKalb Police Department say that at approximately 1:50pm they were called to the 900 block of South Fourth Street in reference to a call that a person had been shot in the parking lot of a ...Read more
PERU – Illinois Valley Community Hospital administered its 1,000th test for the novel coronavirus over the Independence Day weekend. Tommy Hobbs, IVCH chief executive officer, says there’s good news in knowing that small downstate hospitals such as IVCH haven’t been overrun with ...Read more
UTICA – Starved Rock and Matthiessen State Park staff and conservation police officers are investigating a video that appeared on social media that apparently shows someone launching fireworks in a canyon. They are asking anyone with names, pictures of individuals, or videos from the ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Monday announced 614 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 6 additional confirmed deaths, half of those in the Chicagoland area. Currently, the IDPH is reporting a total of 147,865 cases, including 7,026 deaths. ...Read more
DEKALB – The DeKalb County Health Department is reporting an additional 18 positive cases of COVID-19 and one death. They say a person in their 90’s passed away who was a resident of a long term care facility . Since the pandemic began the county has had 611 positive cases and 20 ...Read more
