SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday said over 1400 new cases of the coronavirus were reported and 14 new deaths. The department also reported that statewide, 1400 Covid-19 patients were in the hospital, with 339 in the ICU and 125 on ventilators. This makes
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SYCAMORE – The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office is alerting citizens of home repair scams returning to the area, and have been able to identify an alleged suspect’s vehicle. According to authorities, victims report a white GMC or Chevrolet truck with a seal coating tank in the back.
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SPRINGFIELD – Secretary of State Jesse White honored four Illinois students who were the winners of the 23rd biennial Organ/Tissue Donor Poster Contest. The 2020 overall contest winner was Allie Parks, a 7th grader at Adams School in Creal Springs. Allie received a congratulatory plaque,
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OTTAWA – Illinois Valley Community College’s Continuing Education Center will be offering a Food Service Sanitation course face-to-face from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Aug. 18-27 at the Ottawa Center in Ottawa. The course assists the manager or potential manager in
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OGLESBY – The Illinois Valley Community College Career and Technical Education courses will be meeting in small groups when classes resume. Automotive classes will be offered both online and in-person this fall. Many CTE programs such as industrial maintenance, Emergency Medical Services
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ROANOKE – Three people were killed in a two vehicle crash that involved a Peru ambulance in Woodford County Saturday morning. According to the Illinois State Police around 2 AM a car struck an ambulance at the intersection of Illinois 116 and 2400 East Road. Authorities say the driver
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LACON – The Bureau, Putnam, & Marshall County Health Departments announced Saturday three new cases of coronavirus. They say a girl and a man and woman in their 30’s tested positive for COVID-19 and are recovering at home. Marshall County has had 21 confirmed cases since the
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PRINCETON- The Bureau, Putnam, & Marshall County Health Departments announced Saturday 12 new cases in Bureau County. All 12 are recovering at home in isolation, including a boy, two teenage girls, three men in their 20’s, a woman in her 49’s, three men in their 50’s and two women
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health reported on Saturday eight more people lost their lives due to Covid-19. At the same time, the state reported 1,639 additional positive coronavirus cases. Locally, the LaSalle County Health Department reported 16 new cases,
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MENDOTA – The 2020 FFA drawdown fundraiser in Mendota has been cancelled. Supporters who purchased a ticket for the 2020 event will be reissued a ticket for the 2021 event at a later date. A date for the 2021 event has been set for Saturday, March 27th, 2021. They say if you purchased a
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