SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — State officials say Illinois set another record for tourism before the coronavirus pandemic essentially shut down normal life around the world. The Illinois Office of Tourism Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced Friday that the state welcomed 120
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GLENVIEW, Ill. (AP) — The family of a 15-year-old suburban Chicago boy stabbed to death earlier this month say their anguish over his killing is heightened by a judge’s decision to release the suspect on house arrest. A Cook County judge last week placed the 16-year-old suspect on home
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CHICAGO (AP) — An official says operational changes at the U.S. Postal Service resulted in the delayed delivery last month of 5,000 prescriptions filled by Cook County Health’s mail-order pharmacy. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Claudia Fegan says the pharmacy normally fills more than 20,000
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JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — New mitigation efforts were announced by Gov. J.B. Pritzker and public health officials for Will and Kankakee counties in an effort to the drive down an increasing number of COVID-19 cases. Beginning Wednesday, bars and restaurants will no longer be allowed to offer indoor
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PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department is reminding residents that they can take advantage of the McLean County Fairgrounds coronavirus testing facility daily from 9 AM – 5 PM. There is no direct charge to individuals regardless of their insurance status. The department
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DEKALB – Area health departments have announced 20 additional cases of COVID-19 in DeKalb County and 8 more cases in Bureau County. Since the start of the pandemic, DeKalb County has reported 1,080 positive cases with 33 deaths. 332 cases have been confirmed from Bureau County along with 4
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OTTAWA – Two more individuals have died from COVID-19 related complications, the LaSalle County Health Department confirmed. The individuals were females in their 80’s and 100’s, and there have now been 41 coronavirus related deaths in the county. The health department also reported 32
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SPRINGFIELD – 1,612 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported Monday by the Illinois Department of Public Health, along with 8 additional deaths. The state has reported 221,790 total cases since the beginning of the pandemic and 7,888 deaths. The IDPH reported that 36,155 coronavirus
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OTTAWA – Ottawa High School began last week with a quarter of the students attending classes in person one day a week with E-Learning scheduled every a Friday, but it was announced over the weekend all students will learn from home for at least two weeks. In a statement, the school said
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STREATOR – On Friday Woodland School District announced a sixth grade student has tested positive for COVID-19. Superintendent Ryan McGuckin said that due to the individual having come into contact with staff, other students and employees at the school, all sixth grade students would
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