PRINCETON – On Sunday the Bureau, Putnam & Marshall County Health Department announced the deaths of three more Bureau County residents of COVID-19. They say that two women, one in her 70’s and the other in her 80’s, plus a man in his 80’s were the latest to die from
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The latest numbers released by the Illinois Gaming Board show bettors in the state wagered more than $285 million on sports contests in September. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, New Jersey leads the way in sports betting, posting $803 million in bets in October.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A handwritten copy of Abraham Lincoln’s most famous speech will be on display in Springfield later in the week. Officials with the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum say it is only one of five surviving handwritten copies. It’s the 1863 speech
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OTTAWA – Recoveries outpaced new COVID-19 infections in the latest update on Sunday from the LaSalle County Health Department. Officials say that 166 people were released from isolation, ahead of the 106 new infections of the novel coronavirus. There have been a total of 4,630 cases in
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday announced that since the pandemic began, they have performed over 9 million tests for COVID-19. They also stated that they confirmed 10,631 new confirmed and probable cases of the novel coronavirus and 72 additional deaths
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Two Illinois men who pleaded guilty to a 2017 bombing of a Minnesota mosque have testified against the alleged ringleader behind the attack. But the trial of Michael Hari was abruptly stopped Friday after a juror’s spouse tested positive for COVID-19. Hari faces
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SKOKIE, Ill. (AP) — School officials say students at two suburban Chicago school districts were exposed to hate speech and lewd material this week after hackers apparently infiltrated both districts’ websites. Police were investigating Wednesday’s incidents that targeted the Maine
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By DON BABWIN and RICK CALLAHAN undefined CHICAGO (AP) — Cook County health officials have issued a stay-at-home advisory for the suburban Chicago area. The move comes one day after Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot also urged residents to stay home to fight a surge in coronavirus cases. The Cook
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STREATOR – The Streator Elementary School District announced on Sunday that they will be transitioning to remote at-home learning for all students beginning November 30th. They noted this would continue until January 19th, with hopes to return to the classrooms at that time. Parents
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 166 new COVID deaths on Saturday, however, because of a reporting delay, 66 of those deaths should have been reported on Friday. Of the 166 deaths, nearly 60% were Chicago area residents. The state also reported 11,028 new
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