COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — Saturday’s D-Day remembrance in Normandy has turned out to be one of the loneliest remembrances ever. The coronavirus pandemic and its lockdown restrictions made sure the famous Omaha Beach landing strip was largely deserted. Lone U.S. veteran Charles
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois is reporting 59 new deaths related to COVID-19, raising the total to nearly 5,800. The state also said a cat recently tested positive for COVID-19 while in a house with people who had also tested positive. The public health department says it’s first
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CHICAGO (AP) — An independent monitor overseeing the progress of reform of the Chicago Police Department will investigate allegations that officers have been violent toward people protesting the killing of George Floyd. Independent Monitor Maggie Hickey announced her plans Friday. Several
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Michael Jordan and the Jordan Brand are giving $100 million to organizations dedicated to promoting racial equality and social justice. In a joint statement Friday on social media, Jordan and the Jordan Brand said money will be paid over 10 years with the goal of
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DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a man who was found dead at the scene of what they say was an ambush on police officers during a night of unrest in Davenport, Iowa, earlier this week. The Scott County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday identified the dead man as
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SANDWICH- A protest in Sandwich over the death of a Minnesota man in police custody was held Friday afternoon. Three laps were taken around town after a gathering at the gazebo downtown. Presley O’Sullivan of Sandwich and Jason Reyes of Plano organized the gathering of around 200 people
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced 1,156 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, including 59 additional deaths. The IDPH also announced that a pet cat has recently tested positive for COVID-19 after becoming sick in May. The cat was in a home with individuals
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OTTAWA – The health department of LaSalle County announced one additional confirmed COVID-19 case in the county, as well as nine individuals who have been released from isolation. The county now has had 160 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began, with 94 of those cases now recovered.
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PRINCETON- The Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County Health Departments reported that four residents of Bureau County have tested positive for COVID-19. The individuals who tested positive were a woman in her 40’s, a man in his 40’s, and two women in their teens. All are recovering in isolation
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LINCOLN, Ill. (AP) — The fire chief of the central Illinois city of Lincoln is apologizing for sharing a social media post asserting supporters of President Donald Trump would blow the heads off looters. Chief Bob Dunovsky said Thursday the decision to share the Facebook post was made
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