LCHD reports 23 new COVID cases

OTTAWA – 23 new cases of COVID-19 were reported by the LaSalle County Health Department, making a total of 11,237 cases seen in the county since the pandemic began last year. In addition to these cases, the

County unemployment in January boosts

  SPRINGFIELD – County unemployment rates spiked in January according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security. LaSalle County unemployment for the first month of 2021 was the highest locally at 8.5%, compared to 6.3% in December.