MARSEILLES- The Illinois Department of Public Health on Wednesday announced that the zip code around Marseilles now has 16 reported positive COVID-19 tests. This ties Sheridan for the community with the most cases since the pandemic began. Tuesday it was announced that Aperion Care, a long ...Read more
PONTIAC – One more resident of Livingston County has tested positive for COVID- 19. Livingston County Health Department officials said Wednesday that a male in his 50’s is hospitalized. Since the pandemic began there has been 24 infected in the county. ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health today announced 2,270 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 136 additional deaths. Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 68,232 cases, including 2,974 deaths, in 97 counties in Illinois. Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department has confirmed an additional thirteen COVID-19 cases Wednesday in LaSalle County bringing the total to 84 cases since the pandemic began. The additional cases range in age from in the 20’s to in the 90’s. Officials say all LaSalle County ...Read more
MARSEILLES- A long term care facility is reporting a single patient who has tested positive for COVID-19. Aperion Care released the information on their website. The location has approximately 100 beds, but the current number of residents living there was not available. This is the second ...Read more
CICERO, Ill. (AP) — A Cook County judge has ordered the Illinois Department of Public Health to inspect a suburban Chicago nursing home being targeted for closing because of a COVID-19 outbreak. The town of Cicero is pushing for the closing of City View Multi-care Center and its residents ...Read more
SENECA – Shipyard Days in Seneca, the annual event that honors the history of Landing Ship Tank construction in the Illinois Valley during World War II has been cancelled. Organizers made the announcement Monday. The festivities were set to run June 17th-20th ...Read more
OTTAWA – Most of the summer events in Ottawa have been cancelled. At a city council meeting Tuesday night Commissioner Wayne Eichelkraut said that “We are going to have to at this time cancel Riverfest, Music in the Park, Cruise Night, Wine Fest until maybe later in the year, and ...Read more
PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department will be resuming Family Planning & Immunization clinics beginning mid-May with some new protocols in place. In a press release Tuesday they say that individuals will be seen by appointment only and must wear a facemask while in the ...Read more
DEKALB- The DeKalb County Health Department on Tuesday is reporting six additional positive COVID-19 cases. Since the pandemic began they have found 140 individuals infected and have had one death. In the latest update from last week, they reported 49 individuals recovered and released from ...Read more
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