STREATOR – Streator City Council discussed solutions to persistent speeding on Old Orchard Lane after several residents voiced their concern. Streator resident Mindy Stevens spoke to the council at their Thursday meeting and said that she has seen several motorists not respecting the speed ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Friday announced 2,432 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 130 additional deaths. Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have ran over 26,000 tests. The statewide 7-day rolling positivity rate (positive tests) is 16%. ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department today reported three additional COVID-19 related deaths in LaSalle County. The individuals, two females in their 60’s, and a female in her 80’s, had earlier tested positive for COVID-19. “It is with deep sorrow that we announce the ...Read more
DIXON – A man from DeKalb County has died after a two vehicle crash in Lee County. The Illinois State Police say Thursday afternoon around 1:30 PM 41-year-old Cecilio Flores of Shabbona was traveling west on US Route 30 near US Route 251 when for unknown reasons his SUV crossed into the ...Read more
PRINCETON- The Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County Health Departments are reporting that the first resident of Putnam County has tested positive for coronavirus disease. The infected is a woman in her late teens who is recovering in isolation at home. ...Read more
STREATOR – Streator City Manager David Plyman spoke regarding how the city will be enforcing Governor J.B. Pritzker’s COVID-19 guidelines at Thursday’s city council meeting. Plyman said that the municipal operations of the city will continue to follow the governor’s orders. He also ...Read more
WHEATON, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a suburban Chicago construction worker allegedly filmed and photographed three young women while they showered. DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin says 45-year-old Jose Gaspar was charged Wednesday with unauthorized videotaping. Berlin says ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has apologized for criticizing baseball players for bargaining over their salaries during talks with management on how to get the coronavirus-delayed season under way. Pritzker faulted players on Tuesday, saying he was “disappointed in many ways ...Read more
CHICAGO (Chicago Sun-Times) — Barack and Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey have joined the ranks of famous Chicagoans who are reading children’s books in videos posted online by the Chicago Public Library to engage families during the coronavirus pandemic. The library said Wednesday that ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Republicans are agitating for a say in how Illinois will reopen for business during the COVID-19 pandemic, urging majority Democrats to put it on the agenda for a long-delayed legislative session. Lawmakers told reporters on a conference call Thursday that Gov. J.B. ...Read more
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