TISKILWA – A 77-year-old man is dead after a single vehicle crash in Bureau County. The Bureau County Sheriff’s Office said in a release that on Friday around 6 PM they were called to Kentville Road near 1900 East Street near Tiskilwa, where they found Donald Skutt of Tiskilwa had ...Read more
MENDOTA – Mendota Elementary – District 289 will move to all remote learning starting today through at least the end of the month due to rising number of COVID-19 cases. The school district announced that they have a shortage of staff due to the pandemic. Students would potentially ...Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defying fears of another slowdown, U.S. businesses kept hiring at a solid pace in October. Yet there are signs they remain cautious about the economy’s future as the pandemic worsens. The Labor Department said Friday that employers added 638,000 jobs and the unemployment ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois public health officials have announced 10,009 new cases of COVID-19, including 42 additional deaths. The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday say the number of coronavirus cases in Illinois is approaching 500,000. The death toll is 10,196 deaths. In the past ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has tested negative for the COVID-19 virus after learning he may have been exposed during a meeting to someone who tested positive for the coronavirus. The governor’s office says Saturday that members of Pritzker’s staff who ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A former jail guard has filed a federal lawsuit against the Cook County sheriff for allegedly dismissing her bid to become a courthouse deputy because she failed a fitness test. Fifty-nine-year-old Denise Hobbs claims the test is discriminatory based on age, sex and race. The ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department on Sunday reports 79 new coronavirus cases. That gives the county an all time high of 102 cases per day on a 7 day moving average basis. No new deaths were reported on Sunday however. New Cases include: • (2) Males, youth <13 • (2) ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday reported 10,009 new coronavirus cases on Sunday. It is the third day that the state has had over 10,000 cases, and the third day the state has used new CDC reporting guidelines of adding together both cases that are ...Read more
MENDOTA – Authorities say a man in his 30’s working around heavy equipment suffered a head injury Saturday night near Mendota and had to be airlifted. Mendota Fire Chief Dennis Rutishauser said that they were called before midnight to the 100 block of 36th Road for a man who had ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College will be offering a live, virtual Explore IVCC event via Zoom from 5:30 to 7:30 PM on Tuesday. This free event allows prospective students, parents and community members to meet IVCC faculty and get an idea of what labs and classrooms are like. ...Read more
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