OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department announced Sunday an additional three COVID-19 cases bringing the total since the pandemic began to 105 cases. The additional cases are women, including a teenager, a woman in her 20’s and a woman in her 60’s. All of the newly infected ...Read more
BELLEVILLE – Illinois American Water and the American Water Charitable Foundation are donating a portion of over $58,000 to COVID-19 relief funds to organizations across the area. “Now more than ever, we must all come together to help our frontline workers and those providing resources ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health has announced 111 new deaths in Illinois, and 2,325 new confirmed cases. Public Health officials say the deaths range from a man in his 20s to two women in their 100s. 95 of the deaths were in the Chicagoland area, the overwhelming ...Read more
MARSEILLES- A long term care facility in Marseilles has had an outbreak of COVID-19 that the Illinois Department of Public Health has said resulted in 40 infections and one COVID-19 related death. Aperion Care has approximately 100 beds, but the current number of residents living there was not ...Read more
DEKALB – The DeKalb County Health Department reported 8 additional COVID-19 cases on Friday. Since the pandemic began, a total of 169 positive individuals have been found with one death. As of May 1st, 49 residents are considered recovered. ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Friday announced 2,887 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 130 additional deaths. Currently, the IDPH is reporting a total of 73,760 cases, including 3,241 deaths, in 98 counties in Illinois. The age of cases ranges from younger ...Read more
PONTIAC – As of Friday, the Livingston County Health Department is reporting so far since the pandemic began, they have had 474 COVID-19 test results. Of that, 24 COVID-19 tests have been confirmed positive, 450 tests confirmed negative, 22 of the previously reported confirmed cases have been ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department announced Friday two COVID-19 related deaths in LaSalle County. A woman in her 40’s, and a woman in her 60’s, had earlier tested positive for COVID-19. “It is with a heavy heart that we announce the additional loss of two of our LaSalle ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security Thursday released data they have now processed over a million claims since March 1. They say this is nearly 12 times the number of claims the department processed over the same period last year. The federal Pandemic Unemployment ...Read more
DIXON – The Lee County Health Department reports 16 of the 58 individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 are now considered recovered and released from isolation. On Thursday they announced two more positive tests from the Jack Mabley Center in Dixon. All residents are expected to be ...Read more
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