OTTAWA – 3 more individuals in LaSalle County have died from COVID-19 related complications. The health department confirmed Monday that with the addition of these individuals, a male and female in their 80’s and a female in her 90’s, there have been a total of 48 deaths since the start ...Read more
DIXON – A Bureau County man has died after a motorcycle crash Saturday evening. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office say that around 11:20 PM they were called to the area of East River Road and Ravine Ave. in Dixon for a motorcycle that reportedly struck a guardrail. Authorities say ...Read more
STREATOR – A Streator man is awaiting a bond hearing for gun charges stemming from an alleged incident Saturday. Authorities were called to the 100 block of West Kent Street Saturday around 7:45 PM for possible gunshots. The Streator Police Department say that 40-year-old David R. Baker has ...Read more
PRINCETON – Three counties are reporting a total of 19 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday. The Bureau, Putnam, & Marshall County Health department say one Bureau County man in his 50’s is hospitalized and 13 others have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. A woman in Marshall ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Six Illinois National Guard Soldiers and a helicopter are being deployed in California to help battle wildfires. On Friday Governor J.B. Pritzker announced the mission involving a CH-47F Chinook helicopter and six soldiers from B Company, 2nd Battalion, 238th General Support ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — State officials say Illinois drivers age 75 and older will get an extra year to renew their drivers licenses because of the coronavirus pandemic. The new expiration date will be a year from the current 2020 date. The secretary of state’s office says that means that seniors ...Read more
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — When the coronavirus pandemic hit Illinois, state officials scrambled to buy scarce gear like protective gowns and masks and lifesaving patient ventilators. Gov. J.B. Pritzker pledged to be on the lookout for price-gouging and ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court says anyone entering a courthouse in the state should be wearing a face mask to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The state’s highest court issued an order Thursday including face masks in its rules governing who is admitted into courthouses, ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police say one person is dead and five others are injured after a drive-by shooting at a restaurant on the city’s far South Side. Chicago police spokeswoman Jessica Rocco says the shooting occurred just before 2 p.m. Sunday. Shots were fired from a white SUV, ...Read more
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer United Airlines says it is dropping a controversial $200 fee on consumers who change a ticket for travel within the United States. The airline also says that starting in January, customers can fly standby for free no matter what kind of ticket they bought. ...Read more
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