Local Headlines

Milk options expanded for WIC

March 31, 2020 Local Headlines

SPRINGFIELD – An adjustment to WIC rules will allow for more options for those enrolled in the program when they shop for milk at retailers. The USDA Food & Nutrition Service has approved some substitutions for participants through May 31, 2020. Illinois WIC participants who are

Dixon hospital hopes for quicker testing

March 31, 2020 Local Headlines, North Central Illinois Update

WGLC ONLY DIXON – KSB Hospital in Dixon is pursuing point-of-care testing solutions that would allow them to process a large number of tests daily through their lab. Several major pharmaceutical companies will release FDA approved tests which can provide results in less than ten minutes.

Illinois man charged in killings of girlfriend, her daughter

March 31, 2020 Local Headlines

URBANA, Ill. (The News-Gazette) — Authorities say an eastern Illinois man has been charged with first-degree murder for allegedly fatally shooting his live-in girlfriend and her adult daughter over the weekend. Twenty-eight-year-old Jonathon Perry was charged Monday after being taken into

Coronavirus upends high school seniors’ college decisions

March 31, 2020 Local Headlines, North Central Illinois Update

CHICAGO (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has made the nerve-wracking experience of picking a college all the more difficult for Illinois’ high school students as campus visits are canceled and admission deadlines get pushed back amid the school shut down over COVID-19 concerns. Colleges

Illinois inmate dies from COVID-19; dozens more sickened

March 31, 2020 Local Headlines

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois officials have reported the death of a state prison inmate from COVID-19 and acknowledged the difficulty they face in stopping the spread of the virus in a crowded correctional system. Dr. Ngoze Ezike, the state’s public health director, said a man at

OSF HealthCare limiting and screening visitors

March 30, 2020 Local Headlines

OTTAWA – OSF HealthCare facilities in Mendota, Ottawa, and Streator will implement a strict no visitor policy effective March 31, 2020, with a few exceptions: One visitor will be allowed if deemed necessary for the provision of medical care One visitor will be allowed for pediatric

5th case of COVID-19 in LaSalle County

March 30, 2020 Local Headlines

OTTAWA -LaSalle County Health Department has confirmed an additional COVID-19 case in LaSalle County. The case is a male in his 60’s. The individual was hospitalized, but is now home in isolation. Federal privacy restrictions prohibit the release of any additional information regarding this

461 new cases of COVID-19, including LaSalle County case, incarcerated man from Stateville Correctional Center included in the seven deaths

March 30, 2020 Local Headlines

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced 461 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois on Monday. Seven new deaths are also being reported, including the death of an incarcerated man from Stateville Correctional Center. Cook County: male 50s, male 60s, female 60s, female

Drug-induced homicide charges filed against Ottawa woman

March 30, 2020 Local Headlines

OTTAWA – An Ottawa woman is facing drug-induced homicide charges after the death of another woman in February. LaSalle County State’s Attorney Karen Donnelly announced Monday that 38-year-old Heather R. Reynolds was arrested and is being held on a $1,000,000 bond. The charges stem

Fire at St Margaret’s Hospital Monday

March 30, 2020 Local Headlines

SPRING VALLEY – A fire reportedly in the living center area of St. Margaret’s Hospital on Monday had many area departments called to Spring Valley. Around 9:45 AM the Spring Valley Fire Department evacuated all three floors of elderly tenants and battled the blaze which was