SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Board of Education released a guideline on how school districts should prepare for students returning to classrooms this fall during the pandemic. The five page outline recommends cloth masks in the classroom, limiting class size, spacing out desks, and ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Tuesday announced 724 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 23 additional confirmed deaths, 16 of those from the Chicagoland area. There have been a total of 143,185 infections in the state, including 6,923 ...Read more
LASALLE – LaSalle City Council Monday night approved the choice for a new police chief. The council will swear in Mike Smudzinski as police chief at their next meeting. They also recognized the resignations of police chief Rob Uranich and volunteer firefighter Mike Perez. Perez had ...Read more
PONTIAC – One more resident of Livingston County has tested positive for COVID- 19. The Livingston County Health Department say a man under the age of 20 is recovering at home in isolation. As of June 28, 2020, the LCHD has received 2,329 COVID-19 test results. Of that, 45 COVID- 19 tests ...Read more
PEOTONE, Ill. (AP) — Officials say they’re canceling the Will County Fair because of the corornavirus pandemic. The event was scheduled for late August and has been in existence for over a century. The (Kankakee) Daily Journal reports the fair board plans to discuss another event at its ...Read more
PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County Health Departments reported Friday that another resident of Marshall County has tested positive for coronavirus disease. They say a man in his 40’s is recovering at his home in isolation. The investigation into whom the person has ...Read more
BLOOMINGTON — The American Red Cross is testing all blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies, providing donors insight into whether they have been exposed to this coronavirus for a limited time. Antibody testing will indicate if the donor’s immune system has produced ...Read more
PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department on Thursday announced two new cases of COVID-19. They say the positive tests were from a man in his 40’s and a woman in her 50’s, both of whom are recovering at home in isolation. They say the man was asymptomatic at the time of ...Read more
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer NEW YORK (AP) – Nearly all U.S. dental offices will be cleaning teeth again by the end of June, but business as usual won’t return for a while. Expect social distancing, layers of protective gear and a new approach to some procedures as dentists get back ...Read more
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