LASALLE – The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity has awarded grants to LaSalle and Peru to support local businesses impacted by COVID-19. It was announced that Peru is expecting around $400,000 and LaSalle around $300,000 that they can disburse to businesses who meet the ...Read more
PRINCETON – 22 new coronavirus cases were reported Thursday by the Bureau, Putnam, and Marshall County Health Department. The county health department stated that 17 of those cases are in Bureau County, 1 was in Putnam County, and 4 are in Marshall County. Since the beginning of the ...Read more
PONTIAC – Fifty-six more residents of Livingston County have tested positive for COVID-19. The health department has recorded 36,405 COVID-19 test results since the pandemic began, with 2,751 of those having been positive. Countywide, 180 cases remain active and 47 individuals have died due to ...Read more
SENECA – A Galesburg man is dead after a single vehicle crash near Seneca on Sunday morning. The Grundy County Coroner’s Office reports that 35-year-old Clarence A. Collier was traveling west on US Route 6 when he lost control of his vehicle for unknown reasons. He was taken to ...Read more
NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Illinois State University is telling students and faculty spring break next year will be canceled out of concern that letting them leave and then return will increase the spread of COVID-19. This week, ISU President Larry Deitz notified students and faculty that instead of ...Read more
DIXON – The Old Lee County Courthouse will close Monday in an effort to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in Dixon. Lee County Sheriff John Simonton announced that essential business will be conducted by staff, but they do ask that you try to do as much as possible by telephone or email. ...Read more
PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putnam & Marshall County Health Department have announced they will be working to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to frontline health care workers at Perry Memorial Hospital and St. Margaret’s Hospital in the next few days. They will also start providing ...Read more
MENDOTA – The Jolly Old Elf himself Santa Claus will be visiting Mendota on Wednesday afternoon, and he’ll be waving at all the good boys and girls. Beginning around 4:30 PM, you will be able to find St. Nick on a horse drawn carriage around many city streets. Kids young and old are ...Read more
PRINCETON – New COVID-19 infections were reported in Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County according to the regional health department. On Sunday they recorded 10 new cases in Bureau, one in Putnam and four in Marshall. Since the pandemic began, 65 residents in total have died from ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department on Sunday announced the 175th death in the county from complications related to COVID-19. They reported a woman in her 80’s passed away. It was also announced LaSalle County saw 60 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 21 newly ...Read more
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