By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The White House quietly told Tennessee that a statewide mask mandate “must be implemented” to curb its growing spread of COVID-19. The White House and Republican Gov. Bill Lee did not discuss the recommendations publicly ...Read more
PERU – The annual ‘Coats for Kids’ drive is underway in North Central Illinois. A number of donation boxes have been set up to accept your new or gently used coats for the youth in the area that may be in need this winter. All coats collected will be sent to The Salvation Army in ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A nonprofit is reminding Illinoisans struggling to pay utility bills during the coronavirus pandemic to seek help. The Citizens Utility Board says customers should contact their utility provider for specific details on protection available. Executive Director David Kolata says ...Read more
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Winnebago County sheriff’s deputies and Rockford police officers will pair with mental health experts when responding to emergency psychiatric and suicidal episodes as a new approach over arrest. Law enforcement and crisis-intervention specialists will create a ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker says President Donald Trump and his allies in Illinois are partly to blame for the surge in coronavirus cases in the state. Pritzker spoke Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” the same day health officials announced 4,245 new confirmed cases ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A newborn boy delivered after his mother was fatally shot last week in Chicago has died. Chicago police confirmed Sunday that the baby died a day earlier. He was 4 days old. The baby was delivered after his mother, 35-year-old Stacey Jones, was shot twice in the back while ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – For the 5th time since the pandemic was declared in March, and for the 3rd time in just the last four days, Illinois saw over 4,000 cases on Sunday. The Illinois Department of Public Health says that in the last 24 hours, 4,245 people came down with the disease, and 22 ...Read more
LEXINGTON, Ill. (AP) — Illinois State University researchers and administrators joined elected officials in praising what they say is an environmentally friendly and financially beneficial alternative to corn and soybeans during an event at the school’s research farm. John Sedbrook, ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police have announced their choice for Telecommunicator of the Year. Telecommunicator Specialist Roberta Clutz Telecommunicator Roberta Clutz has served the Illinois State Police for more than 16 years as a Telecommunicator Specialist. She began her career ...Read more
PONTIAC – Free influenza shots will be available for Livingston County adults at the Livingston Family Care Center in Pontiac on Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. This clinic is open to the public – you are not required to be a patient of the Livingston Family Care Center in order to ...Read more
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