OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department says 142 people have been confirmed infected of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours. That bests the previous high of 90, set just two days ago, and gives the county a 7 day rolling average of 80 cases a day, also a high. The ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed a record number of new COVID-19 cases on Thursday. 9,935 new cases were reported as well as 97 additional deaths, bringing the death toll since the start of the pandemic to over 10,000. 3 individuals from LaSalle County were ...Read more
OGLESBY – Grace McCormick of Peru is the Illinois Valley Community College Foundation’s 21st Century Scholar for 2020. McCormick, a 4.0 GPA student, plans a career in nonprofit management and hopes to eventually run an agency aiding the homeless or victims of domestic violence. ...Read more
PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department is seeking cooperation from those they contact to help speed up their job in slowing down the spread of COVID-19. They say that since contact tracing began in March, nearly 74,000 hours have been dedicated to contact tracing at the ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Supreme Court Justice Thomas Kilbride did not meet the required threshold to remain on the bench after the election Tuesday. The former Chief Justice only received 56.4% of the vote, short of the 60% required to retain his position. Kilbride said Wednesday that he was ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The chairman of an Illinois House committee investigating misconduct by Speaker Michael Madigan has postponed Thursday’s hearing. Democratic Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch issued a statement Wednesday saying that the committee is awaiting delivery of a ...Read more
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A Trump administration immigration rule that would deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits like food stamps is back in effect while a U.S. appeals court considers the case. The Election Day move was the latest twist in the legal ...Read more
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois recorded 7,538 new cases of coronavirus illness Wednesday. It’s the next-to-highest single-day count since the pandemic hit Illinois in February. The state public health director, Dr. Nigozi Ezike, noted that the ...Read more
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois governor has lashed out at “special interests” and “billionaires” who he says “told lies” about the impact of a constitutional amendment allowing for a graduated income tax which ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Demonstrators gathered in downtown Chicago urging every vote cast in Tuesday’s election be counted as President Donald Trump tries to stop the effort in key battleground states. Wednesday demonstration was organized by labor and political activist groups. Erica ...Read more
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