CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is praising police for “fairly quickly” settling weekend protests that devolved into violent skirmishes. Her comments Sunday come as activists and other elected officials blasted police for aggressive tactics. Police say there were two ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Sunday announced 1,562 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 18 deaths, 12 of those from the Chicagoland area. The state has had a total of 206,081 cases, including 7,744 deaths. The IDPH reports that 345 patients were ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College was awarded over $80,000 in grant funding to support adult learners in their Career and Technical Education programs. The $81,665 grant will reinforce IVCC’s Adult Learner Initiative and enhance the schools ability to recruit, serve, and retain ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago is getting a grant to digitize thousands of its artifacts. Museum officials say the roughly $225,000 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services will help build an online collections website with free public access to ...Read more
BENTON, Ill. (AP) — A Missouri man who practiced dentistry in southern Illinois has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison for fraud despite a probation recommendation by federal prosecutors and the dentist’s lawyer. U.S. District Judge Staci M. Yandle said Thursday probation would ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) – A march that could have snarled traffic on Chicago’s South Side is turning into a lot less disruptive than expected because police have been able to kept protesters off of the major expressways into the city. About 200 people turned up to march in protest of police ...Read more
PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putnam, & Marshall County Health Department reports 10 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours. Nine new COVID-19 cases are recovering at home in Bureau County and one in Marshall County. There have now been 328 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the counties ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Heslth Department announced on Saturday 21 individuals are now newly considered recovered from COVID-19, however, they also announced 24 new infections. The total number of cases since the pandemic began is inching closer to 1,000, currently at 935. The total ...Read more
#UPDATE Subject was taken into custody by the Kankakee Police Department on 8/16/20 #UPDATE As of 11:30 p.m. Saturday, the Dixon Police Department has canceled the operation regarding the attempt to locate Aaron Thomas. They say the suspect is believed to have left the Lee County ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced five new coronavirus deaths on Saturday. That’s the fewest for a Saturday since shortly after the pandemic began in March. The state also confirmed 1,828 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours. The state says ...Read more
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