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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 12,702 confirmed and probable cases for the state on Thursday.  The department also reported 43 additional deaths, ranging in ages from a man in his 40’s in Whiteside County to 5 people in their 90’s, including a

LASALLE – Authorities are warning of an unemployment benefits scam that is occurring around Illinois. The LaSalle Police Department on Wednesday alerted residents to a scam where individuals are receiving a debit card for unemployment benefits from the state which they never applied for. You

SPRINGFIELD – 149 COVID-19 related deaths were confirmed by the Illinois Department of Public Health, the highest daily death count the state has seen since late May. The IDPH also reported 12,657 new confirmed and probable cases, for a total of 523,840 since the start of the pandemic,

LASALLE – The LaSalle County Health Department reported Wednesday 149 new cases of the novel coronavirus in LaSalle County.   The health department also reported 1 new death, a man in his 90’s, which makes the 87th LaSalle Countian to die of the disease since the first death was

OTTAWA – A male in his 90’s is the most recent COVID-19 related death in LaSalle County. The County Health Department confirmed the death, the 87th since the start of the pandemic, along with 149 new confirmed and probable cases. In total, 4,035 cases have been confirmed by the LaSalle