PONTIAC – Sixty-five more residents of Livingston County have tested positive for COVID-19 and the Livingston County Health Department also reported another death on Wednesday. They say a man in his 60’s is the latest to die due to complications of the novel coronavirus, making
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STREATOR – Streator’s City Council approved two Facade Grants at Thursday night’s meeting. The grants were awarded to two businesses, both on Main Street, for installation of awnings, removal of windows, and other improvements. At last week’s Plan Commission meeting, the council
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OTTAWA – 3 individuals reportedly have died from COVID-19 related complications in LaSalle County. The health department confirmed the deaths – individuals in their 70s, 80s, and 90s – as well as 172 new confirmed and probable cases and 86 recoveries. This is the second highest
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed the lowest daily COVID-19 case count the state has seen since the fourth of the month. 8,922 new confirmed and probable cases were reported as well as 140 additional deaths, which included 6 individuals from LaSalle County
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OTTAWA – Ottawa Commissioner Wayne Eichelkraut stood in as mayor pro tempore on Tuesday night’s city council meeting. As Mayor Dan Aussem is still facing COVID-19 quarantine restrictions, Eickelkraut led the meeting discussing repairs to a broken well pump, among other things. The council
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois High School Association announced Tuesday that due to the new mitigation measures announced by Governor J.B. Pritzker that the winter sports season will be suspended. They say they are optimistic that sports could resume next year for IHSA student-athletes.
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PERU – Beginning Friday, the Peru Library is changing from browsing to only Lobby Service. Any requested material may be picked up Monday – Thursday 10am-6pm, Friday 10am-4pm, and Saturday 10am-1pm. You can call the Peru Library to request items to be picked up, or using their online
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PONTIAC – Sixty more residents of Livingston County have tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. There currently is 464 active cases according to the Livingston County Health Department. The Pontiac Correctional Center reports 111 staff members are battling the disease, with 102 inmates
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PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putnam, and Marshall County Health Department reported 2 additional COVID-19 related deaths in Bureau County, a male in his 90s and a female in her 80’s. Health Department Administrator Hector Gomez confirmed that there have been 9 COVID-19 related deaths reported
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OTTAWA – 8 new coronavirus-related deaths were reported Tuesday in LaSalle County, a new record high for daily death counts in the county. 125 new confirmed and probable cases were also reported, for a total of 4,877 cases since the start of the pandemic, with 106 COVID-19 related deaths
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