CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois health authorities are reporting 6,516 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus, marking the fourth-highest case total reported on a single day in the state since the start of the pandemic. The Illinois Department of Public Health also reported Tuesday that 68 more people ...Read more
MENDOTA – The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center will hold a blood drive from noon until 5 PM on Friday in Conference Room C at OSF HealthCare Saint Paul Medical Center in Mendota. Volunteer blood donors are invited to support the local blood supply by scheduling an appointment to ...Read more
LASALLE – Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger has won re-election in the 16th district, returning to Washington to the seat he has held since 2010. He defeated LaSalle County Democratic Committee Chairwoman Dani Brzozoski Tuesday. Kinzinger was able to maintain a vote lead in all counties ...Read more
OTTAWA – Over 52,000 votes were cast in LaSalle County Tuesday with many local races being decided. State’s Attorney Karen Donnelly has lost her bid for re-election to Todd Martin by 1,718 votes. In the County Auditor race Stephanie Jo Thompson defeats Nikki Baer. The LaSalle County ...Read more
PUTNAM COUNTY – Putnam County recorded over 3300 votes with an 80.5% countywide turnout in the election Tuesday. A referendum on the ballot to increase the Putnam County Corporate Tax Rate was voted down by over 1000 votes, with 67% voting against the measure. The two at large Putnam ...Read more
PRINCETON – There was a 73% turnout in the November election in Bureau County, with over 17,000 votes cast. In contested races of note, for Bureau Circuit Clerk, Russell T. Miller (Republican) wins by 48 votes defeating incumbent Dawn M. Reglin (Democratic). In the Bureau County ...Read more
BRADFORD – A teen has died after a farm accident in Bureau County. According to the Bureau County Sheriff’s Office, around 1:40 PM Tuesday authorities were called to the 14000 block of 200 North Avenue near Bradford for a 13-year-old pinned between farm equipment and the wall of a ...Read more
LACON – The Bureau, Putnam, and Marshall County Health Department confirmed that a resident in her 80’s is now the 25th COVID-19 related death for the counties. The woman was from Marshall County and is the 4th death for that county, with the other 21 coming from Bureau County. Health ...Read more
OTTAWA – A female in her 70s is the latest COVID-19 related death, the LaSalle County Health Department confirmed. This is the 71st coronavirus related death in the county since the start of the pandemic. 90 new additional cases were also reported by the health department. This is the ...Read more
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois would switch from a flat tax to a graduated income tax that takes a larger percentage from wealthy residents under a proposal on Tuesday’s ballot. The switch would give Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker and lawmakers ...Read more
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