Fourth staff member tests positive for COVID-19 at Sheridan Prison
SHERIDAN- The Illinois Department of Corrections confirms one more staff member infected with COVID-19 at Sheridan Correctional Facility. That means as of Sunday evening 4 staff and 10 inmates have reported positive cases. Statewide IDOC shows 102
1,672 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Sunday announced 1,672 new cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 43 additional deaths. Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 20,852 cases, including 720 deaths, in 86 counties
22 total cases of COVID-19 in LaSalle County
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department on Sunday has confirmed two additional COVID-19 cases in LaSalle County. The additional cases include a female in her 60’s and a female in her 20’s. The individuals are in
Quad Cities area police chief dies in single vehicle crash
HAMPTON – The Police Chief of Hampton, Illinois has died after a single vehicle crash Saturday evening. According to the Illinois State Police Chief 57-year-old Terrence A. Engle was responding to a call traveling on Illinois Route
Scholarship established to honor Streator soldier
OGLESBY – A scholarship has been established to memorialize a soldier from Streator who fought bravely in the Middle East only to succumb to war-related injury and illness six years after returning home. The Tyler Derossett Memorial
Music instructor at IVCC nominated for state award
OGLESBY – A part-time music appreciation instructor at Illinois Valley Community College has been nominated for a state award. Jennifer Mills of Princeton, Director of Bands at Aurora University and a 15-year member of IVCC’s Wind