SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health on Monday announced another 11,632 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 37 additional deaths. There have been a total of 10,779 deaths in the state related to the novel coronavirus since the pandemic ...Read more
OTTAWA – Three more coronavirus-related deaths were confirmed Monday by the LaSalle County Health Department, a male in his 60s and two more in their 80s. There have been a total of 98 COVID-19 related deaths in LaSalle County since the start of the pandemic. 123 more probable and ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) Police say two young sisters were found by themselves on the street in Chicago, prompting a search for their parents. The girls were identified by police as 5-year-old Kamariya and 1-year-old Chantel. Police say they were spotted about 10:30 p.m. Sunday in the city’s South ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — State transportation officials have awarded $112 million to boost transit projects in Illinois’ downstate communities ranging from construction of new bus shelters to new maintenance buildings. The grants announced Friday by the Illinois Department of ...Read more
MENDOTA – The Mendota Police Department reports that they have received information about a few different phone scams involving COVID-19 tracing and testing. They say that in one example an individual received an automated message claiming they were a close contact to a confirmed case, ...Read more
PRINCETON – On Sunday the Bureau, Putnam & Marshall County Health Department announced the deaths of three more Bureau County residents of COVID-19. They say that two women, one in her 70’s and the other in her 80’s, plus a man in his 80’s were the latest to die from ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The latest numbers released by the Illinois Gaming Board show bettors in the state wagered more than $285 million on sports contests in September. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, New Jersey leads the way in sports betting, posting $803 million in bets in October. ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A handwritten copy of Abraham Lincoln’s most famous speech will be on display in Springfield later in the week. Officials with the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum say it is only one of five surviving handwritten copies. It’s the 1863 speech ...Read more
OTTAWA – Recoveries outpaced new COVID-19 infections in the latest update on Sunday from the LaSalle County Health Department. Officials say that 166 people were released from isolation, ahead of the 106 new infections of the novel coronavirus. There have been a total of 4,630 cases in ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday announced that since the pandemic began, they have performed over 9 million tests for COVID-19. They also stated that they confirmed 10,631 new confirmed and probable cases of the novel coronavirus and 72 additional deaths ...Read more
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