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CHICAGO – The American Red Cross has announced that due to the ongoing pandemic, blood, platelet and plasma donors are as essential as ever. They also supply about 40% of the nation’s blood. A number of upcoming opportunities to donate will be coming up this week, including in Ottawa on

MARSEILLES – The Marseilles Police Department is warning business owners and the public about counterfeit bills that may be passed as real currency. They noted that there are some bills that look authentic, but are marked for “Motion Picture Use Only”. Authorities ask that you

STREATOR – The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office say one person is dead after a crash late Saturday night. They announced Monday that near midnight they were called to the 1600 block of South Park Street in Streator for a single vehicle rollover. A passenger in the vehicle, whose

PRINCETON – New COVID-19 infections were reported in Bureau, Putnam & Marshall Counties on Monday. The Health Department announced 40 new infections in Bureau County, 4 in Putnam and 7 in Marshall. No new deaths were reported. Since the pandemic began, 49 individuals have died from

DIXON – The prison population in the state of Illinois and the staff that works at the facilities have been battling COVID-19 for months, and many are still ill across the prairie state. According to the Illinois Department of Corrections, 1,266 are currently infected, with 498 staff also

PONTIAC – Two more residents of Livingston County have died from complications related to COVID-19. The Livingston County Health Department reported on Monday that a man in his 60’s and a woman in her 70’s were the latest to die. Since the pandemic began, 23 individuals have

DEKALB – The DeKalb County Health Department on Monday reported that over the holiday weekend, they confirmed 253 new cases of COVID-19 and a death of a person in their 60’s. The county has reported 47 deaths since the start of the pandemic, with over 3,100 considered recovered from

SPRINGFIELD – Numbers were down slightly from last year after the first weekend of Illinois Firearm deer season in the state. The Department of Natural Resources reports 47,147 deer were taken between November 20th-22nd, compared to 50,173 last year. Hunters in LaSalle County took 465 deer,