SPRINGFIELD – Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has awarded $15.4 million in Illinois Public Library Grants to 638 public libraries statewide, including many in North Central Illinois. “Due to resource disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, our public libraries ...Read more
By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Young people have made up the largest percentage of new confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Chicago in recent weeks. City officials warned Wednesday that the trend could lead to the closure of bars or other types of businesses. City health ...Read more
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new survey of bankers suggests the economy remains weak in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states. The overall index for the region remained negative July even though it improved from June. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says weak agriculture crop prices, ...Read more
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois governor took the unusual step Thursday of preemptively filing a lawsuit to ensure school children wear face coverings to prevent the spread of the coronavirus when schools re-open. The action filed late Thursday ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Health officials in Chicago have confirmed the city’s first West Nile virus-positive mosquito batch of the year. Chicago’s Public Health department says it will continue to monitor the area where the positive test was taken. On its website, the health department ...Read more
LASALLE – L-P High School has released their proposed schedule for a return to classes this fall. The plan will be presented to the Board of Education for final adoption during the week of July 27. They say they will use the time between now and then to talk with staff and parents and ...Read more
PONTIAC – One more resident of Livingston County has tested positive for COVID- 19. The individual infected is a woman in her 40s who is recovering in isolation. LCHD officials continue to work closely with the Illinois Department of Public Health and have investigated and notified any ...Read more
LASALLE – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced East Third Road under Interstate 80 in LaSalle will close overnight Thursday. IDOT says they will be removing part of the bridge that carries the westbound lane of the interstate over the road as part of an ongoing project to ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — People traveling from Iowa and Oklahoma to Chicago will have to quarantine for two weeks upon arrival or face possible fines starting Friday. Chicago first issued a quarantine order early this month for 15 other states based on increasing numbers of confirmed cases of the ...Read more
OTTAWA – LaSalle County State’s Attorney Karen Donnelly laid out the projected future potential reimbursement to the county from the scourge of opioid drugs. She announced an update on the litigation her office has filed on behalf of the county for past and future damages caused by ...Read more
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