OTTAWA – 15 new COVID-19 cases were reported Wednesday by the La Salle County Health Department. The cases include one youth under 13. That makes 442 total cases since the pandemic began. Also the health department reported on Wednesday seven people have recovered from coronavirus in the ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – 1,393 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in the state on Wednesday, along with 18 additional deaths. The Illinois Department of Public Health has now reported 175,124 cases since the beginning of the pandemic with 7,462 deaths. As of Wednesday night, 1,491 individuals in ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College announced they are in a strong financial position during the Tuesday audit-finance committee meeting. Vice President for Business Services and Finance Cheryl Roelfsema said revenues in the general fund, comprised of the education and operations ...Read more
LASALLE – A ramp that’s connects LaSalle to I-80 will be closing on Thursday. The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that the ramp that connects northbound traffic to I-80 west will be blocked off to allow crews the opportunity to continue work on bridge repairs on the ...Read more
PONTIAC – Three more residents of Livingston County have tested positive for COVID-19. The Livingston County Health Department on Tuesday say male in his 20s, male in his 50s and male in his 60s are all recovering in isolation. LCHD officials continue to work closely with the Illinois ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago added Missouri, Wisconsin, Nebraska and North Dakota to the list of states where people who are traveling to the city must quarantine for two weeks. Meanwhile, Illinois learned Tuesday that its own residents must do the same when they travel to New York, New Jersey or ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago City Council member says a Christopher Columbus statue on Chicago’s South Side that was left standing after two others were removed last week may yet be taken down. Alderwoman Susan Sadlowski Garza told the Chicago Sun-Times that she has been talking to city ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A class-action lawsuit filed in Cook County seeks $150 million in refunds from ComEd for rate increases and benefits the utility received from Illinois as part of an alleged bribery scheme. The lawsuit was filed Monday by three individuals and a Chicago-based company. ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A high-ranking member of the Chicago Police Department has been found dead after he apparently shot himself in a station on the city’s West Side. The death of Deputy Chief Dion Boyd comes less than two weeks after a ceremony announcing his promotion. If an autopsy scheduled ...Read more
MENDOTA – Tuesday the Illinois Valley Animal Rescue sprung into action when a home was discovered in Mendota with nearly 20 pets. They announced on social media that they took in 10 dogs and 9 cats. IVAR suspects some of the cats, even though they were reportedly neglected and living in ...Read more
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