CHICAGO (AP) — The governor of Illinois says a new system built to handle unemployment claims from independent contractors and people typically unable to get benefits can handle the expected demand. Illinois and other states have struggled to keep up with the enormous need for unemployment aid. ...Read more
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Months after an American was captured by Taliban-linked militants in Afghanistan, a Trump administration official has announced for the first time that Mark R. Frerichs, a Navy veteran turned contractor, is a part of peace negotiations with the Taliban. An ...Read more
DEKALB- The DeKalb County Health Department on Thursday is reporting nine additional positive COVID-19 cases. Since the pandemic began they have found 161 individuals infected and have had one death. In the latest update from last week, they reported 49 individuals recovered and released ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Thursday announced 2,641 new cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 138 additional deaths. Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 70,873 cases, including 3,111 deaths, in 97 counties in Illinois. The age of cases ranges ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department confirmed an additional seven COVID-19 cases Thursday bringing the total to 91 cases. The infected range in age from their 40’s into their 80’s. The new cases remain in isolation. Since the pandemic began there have been 91 total infected ...Read more
MARSEILLES- A long term care facility in LaSalle County is reporting 31 patients who have tested positive for COVID-19. Aperion Care released the information on their website Thursday. The location has approximately 100 beds, but the current number of residents living there was not ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Staff at dozens of Illinois nursing homes, including Willow Crest in Sandwich and Sterling Pavilion in Sterling have called off a strike set for Friday morning after the workers’ union reached a deal with nursing home owners. The Service Employees International Union ...Read more
NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago man and woman face felony cruelty to animals charges for allegedly starving two of their dogs to death and dumping one of the bodies in a drainage ditch and the other in a field. DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin’s office said in ...Read more
DIXON – The outbreak at an Illinois Department of Human Services facility in Dixon continues to grow. According to the Lee County Health Department there were 10 more positive tests found, all coming from the Jack Mabley Center. The center houses residents with a number of behavioral ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County State’s Attorney Karen Donnelly said Wednesday that she withdrew a petition for an Order for Quarantine after an individual who had been likely exposed to COVID-19 agreed to cooperate. The LaSalle County Health Department had told the person, who was not ...Read more
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