SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced the first case of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant B.1.351, which was first identified in South Africa. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the variant in a Rock Island ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department was notified of an additional novel coronavirus related death in LaSalle County, Illinois. The individual is a female in her 80’s. There have been a total of two hundred sixty-eight COVID-19 related deaths in LaSalle County. The ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department was notified of two additional novel coronavirus -related deaths in the county on Tuesday. The individuals are a male in his 80’s, a female in her 80’s. There have been a total of two hundred sixty-seven COVID-19 related deaths in ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department was notified of two additional novel coronavirus -related deaths in the county on Tuesday. The individuals are a male in his 80’s, a female in her 80’s. There have been a total of two hundred sixty-seven COVID-19 related deaths in ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,082 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 20 additional deaths on Tuesday. – Clinton County: 1 male 70s – Cook County: 1 male 40s, 1 female 60s, 1 male 60s, 1 female ...Read more
KERNAN – A LaSalle County man is facing firearm charges after an alleged fight Saturday in rural Kernan. The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office say that 26-year-old Steven A. Shelly reportedly discharged a firearm at two men who drove to his residence Saturday evening. Shelly allegedly ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Individual income tax returns for 2020 will begin to be accepted on Friday by the state and by the Internal Revenue Service. Officials say that if a taxpayer electronically files an error-free return, they should receive a direct deposit refund in four to six weeks. The ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Office of the State Fire Marshal of Illinois, in an effort to keep residents safe, wants to remind those in the state this winter to have their furnaces checked and to make sure carbon monoxide and smoke detectors are working. According to the National Fire Protection ...Read more
OTTAWA – Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center will be holding a blood drive from 7:15 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Wednesday in Meeting Rooms 1, 2, and 3 at OSF HealthCare Saint Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa. Volunteer blood donors are invited to support the local blood supply by scheduling ...Read more
OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College will be partnering with Compeer Financial, a Farm Credit cooperative based in the upper-midwest, and other community and technical colleges to bolster vocational agriculture education programs and make them more accessible to young adults. Compeer ...Read more
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