PRINCETON – A male in his 90’s is the latest and 5th COVID-19 related death in Bureau County. The Bureau, Putnam, and Marshall County Health Department urged listeners to do their part to help slow the spread of COVID-19 in their announcement. The health department also reported 2 new
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OTTAWA – Two females, one in their 80’s and the other in their 100’s, are reported to have died from coronavirus related complications, the LaSalle County Health Department reported. So far, the health department has confirmed a COVID-19 related death every day this week. In addition,
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 37 additional COVID-19 related deaths in the state, as well as 2,157 new cases. This is the highest daily death count since July 7th. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Illinois has reported 225,627 cases with 7,954 deaths.
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OTTAWA – The Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team and the Department of Homeland Security arrested an Ottawa pair for alleged methamphetamine trafficking. On Tuesday TRI-Dent, along with the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office and Ottawa Police executed a search warrant in the 1500
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OTTAWA – Interstate 80 will be closed starting Thursday, August 27th at 8pm between exit 75 at IL 251 and exit 79 at I-39, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced. Motorists can utilize Route 251, Route 52, and Interstate 39 as a detour. The department announced that this
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OTTAWA – The warming trend over the last couple of days will culminate in temperatures perhaps reaching the highest they have been all year. Temperatures are expected to soar into the upper 90’s today. The National Weather Service noted that the high temperature records for August
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OTTAWA – Tuesday afternoon the LaSalle County Health Department notified Ottawa High School that an individual there tested positive for COVID-19. On Monday, after originally planning a split curriculum between in-person and E-learning, they announced they would go 100% E-learning until
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PERU – LaSalle-Peru High School announced Tuesday evening that an individual has tested positive for COVID-19. Due to this confirmed case, all LPHS and Area Career Center students will participate in classes remotely beginning on Wednesday, August 26 and continue through the remainder of
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LIVINGSTON – Another individual in Livingston County has died due to complications related to COVID-19. The individual was a female in her 80s who had been hospitalized. The Livingston County Health Department also reported that another resident had tested positive for coronavirus, a
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MALTA – The first rabid bat of 2020 in DeKalb County was identified last week. The DeKalb County Health Department say a resident of Malta captured the bat after they awoke to find it in their bedroom. Authorities say bats are the primary carriers of rabies in Illinois, and you cannot tell
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