MENDOTA- The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Monday that Mendota has added Coronavirus infections to its total. Another 26 cases of COVID-19 were added to the total, bringing the number of infections to 106 since the pandemic began. Testing of residents in the 61342 area code
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OTTAWA – Two more residents of LaSalle County have died from COVID-19 related complications and 47 new infections were announced Monday. The LaSalle County Heath Department said a man in his 80’s, and a woman in her 80’s died. There has been a total of twenty COVID-19 related deaths
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PRINCETON – Two new cases of COVID-19 were found in the Bureau, Putnam, & Marshall County Health Department region Sunday. They say a woman in her 50’s from Bureau County and a man in his 20’s from Putnam County were the latest to test positive for the novel
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PERU – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that repairs to a damaged beam on the bridge that carries U.S. Route 6 over Illinois 251 and ramp repairs in Peru begin on Tuesday. They say the work will require closure of Illinois 251 in both directions. All four ramps at the
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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department on Sunday reports 12 new coronavirus cases. That makes 511 cases since the pandemic began, and on Sunday, the new cases include a teenage girl, 5 men in their 20s, a man in his 40s, and 3 men and 2 women in their 50s.
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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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