SPRINGFIELD – The latest county unemployment numbers have been released by the state, and they show some counties have had the number of unemployed go up in the last month. Bureau County reported that the unemployment rate was 3.9% for October, but in November that climbed to 4.7%. Putnam ...Read more
PONTIAC – Twenty more residents of Livingston County and seven inmates at the Pontiac Correctional Center have tested positive for COVID-19. The Livingstson County Health Department on Wednesday reported the new cases, adding to the 134 active infections in the county. Since the pandemic ...Read more
PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department received the first doses of the new COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday from Moderna. Phase 1A of vaccine distribution is now underway, making sure the vaccine is available for healthcare providers and EMS workers. The U.S. Food and Drug ...Read more
PRINCETON – A Marshall County resident in his 70’s is the latest to pass away from complications related to COVID-19. The Bureau, Putnam & Marshall County Health Department reported Wednesday that a man in his 70’s is the eighth resident of Marshall County to die from the ...Read more
PONTIAC – The Livingston County Family Care Center in Pontiac is set to close at the end of the year. The medical clinic, opened in 1993, provided free medical services to uninsured residents thanks to support from donors, community partners and volunteers. In a press release this week, ...Read more
PRINCETON – COVID-19 testing will be available today at the Bureau County Fairgrounds in Princeton. The Bureau, Putnam & Marshall County Health Department in conjunction with the Illinois Department of Public Health will be offering the free testing with no appointment necessary from 8 ...Read more
PONTIAC – An inmate in his 40’s at the Pontiac Correctional Center has died from complications related to COVID-19, along with a resident of Livingston County in his 70’s. Since the pandemic began, 55 residents of the county have succumb to the disease. The Livingston County ...Read more
CHICAGO – The American Red Cross is offering safety tips to prevent house fires over the holidays. They suggest besides testing your smoke detectors each month, that you should also use caution when heating your home, especially with space heaters. They say if you must use one, place it on ...Read more
DIXON – An arrest has been made after an abuse investigation at a Dixon long term care facility. The Illinois State Police say that 34-year-old Demitri Davis, an employee of the Illinois Department of Human Services at the Jack Mabley Developmental Center in Dixon was charged with ...Read more
CHICAGO – Local and statewide gas prices are near or just below the national average according to the American Automobile Association. However, motorists are paying around 40 cents less per gallon than they did last December. In LaSalle County, gas prices average at $2.19 per gallon. Putnam ...Read more
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