SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Tuesday announced 1,614 new cases of COVID-19, including 113 additional deaths. Since the pandemic began, a total of 122,848 positive cases have been found, including 5,525 deaths. Ten of the eleven state-managed Community Based
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PONTIAC- One more resident of Livingston County has tested positive for COVID- 19. The Livingston County Health Department said Tuesday a man in his 70’s who was asymptomatic at the time of testing is recovering at home in isolation. Since the pandemic began, 36 COVID-19 tests have been
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PRINCETON – A new case of COVID-19 was discovered in Bureau County on Tuesday. The Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County Health Department say it is the sixteenth resident of Bureau County to test positive for coronavirus disease since the pandemic began. The community with the most
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CHICAGO (AP) — The general public will be allowed to enter Chicago’s central business district and commercial areas Wednesday, several days after roads were closed to limit access after violence erupted in the wake of marches protesting the death of George Floyd. The reopening of access
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BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) — A Bloomington man is charged with hate crimes for allegedly riding his motorcycle into a protest rally in Bloomington and striking two people. Marshall R. Blanchard of Bloomington was being held Tuesday in the McLean County Jail in lieu of $40,000 bond. The 21-year-old
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OTTAWA- The hot weather Tuesday changed the length of the march by protesters in Ottawa, but not the message. Holding signs demanding equality, organizers spoke about how black lives matter everywhere, including LaSalle County. The protest began with a gathering at the LaSalle County
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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department announced two additional COVID-19 related deaths in the county on Tuesday. Both individuals, a man in his 70’s and a man in his 90’s, had both previously tested positive. There have now been a total of 15 COVID-19 related deaths in LaSalle
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MENDOTA- The Mendota Police Department say that a series of vehicle burglaries and other crimes were allegedly done by a trio of minors. On Monday they announced two of the three were cooperating with the investigation, with charges being forwarded to the LaSalle County State’s Attorney’s
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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department will be collecting dead birds to look for West Nile Virus. Crows, Blue Jays and Robins will be gathered. According to the health department, over the past eighteen years West Nile virus activity has been documented throughout LaSalle
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois will offer free meals to school-aged children at hundreds of sites this summer, using options such as home delivery and drive-through distribution to ensure families that need help can get it during the pandemic. The Illinois State Board of Education said more
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