DIXON – There have been 10 new cases of COVID-19 discovered at the Jack Mabley Center in Dixon, a long term care facility. An outbreak earlier this year took the life of one resident and infected over 70 at the Lee County Facility. The Lee County Health Department said Thursday ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois has reported nearly 2,000 new confirmed COVID-19 cases as public health officials continued warnings Thursday that there could be a reversal in the state’s progress against coronavirus if things don’t change. The Illinois Department of Public Health announced ...Read more
HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) — A former northwestern Indiana sheriff has been resentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison for accepting bribes from towing businesses. A federal judge in Hammond sentenced John Buncich on Wednesday to 151 months. That’s three years less than the former Lake ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Department of Employment Security has extended jobless benefits another 20 weeks as the state’s unemployment numbers continue to soar because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Employment Security Department announced the extension was available ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Two Chicago men are charged with first-degree murder for an April, 2019, shooting that left two people dead and another wounded. LaDarius Howard and Cornelius Valentine were ordered held without bond Thursday for the murders of 19-year-old Ismael Moore and 17-year-old Terrell ...Read more
PONTIAC – Four more residents of Livingston County have tested positive for COVID-19. The Livingston County Health Department said Thursday a woman in her 30’s, man in his 30’s and a man in his 50’s all of whom are recovering in isolation, as well as woman in her 60’s who is ...Read more
MONTGOMERY- A couple from Mendota is facing involuntary manslaughter charges for the death of a 6-year-old. The Kendall County Sheriff’s Office say that on July 2nd, they were called to the 100-block of Boulder Hill Pass in Montgomery for a child that was unresponsive. After an ...Read more
MENDOTA – At a Mendota District 289 special School Board Meeting Thursday night it was decided that the school year would still start on August 24th with fully remote learning. The first week will be devoted to working with parents and students to get everyone up and ready for remote ...Read more
PRINCETON- Over the past 24 hours, the Bureau, Putnam, & Marshall County Health Department has found twelve new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Bureau County. Bureau County has had 181 confirmed cases since the pandemic began. All of the newly infected are recovering at home. The cases ...Read more
OTTAWA, DEKALB – Three new deaths in two area counties were reported on Thursday. The LaSalle County Health Department says that 2 people, a male and a female both in their 90s, died, while the DeKalb County Health Department says one resident, a man in his 60s, has passed away from ...Read more
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