PONTIAC- Four Additional COVID-19 cases were announced Thursday in Livingston County, including the first inmate to test positive at the Pontiac prison. As of April 9, the LCHD has received 127 test results. Of that, 14 COVID-19 tests have been confirmed positive and 112 tests confirmed
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SPRINGFIELD- The Illinois State Police filed emergency rules to address renewals of Firearm Owner Identification and Concealed Carry Licenses during the COVID-19 epidemic. The rules are designed to provide FOID card holders and CCL relief from the renewal requirements during the effects of
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DEKALB – The DeKalb County Health Department Thursday confirmed the total number of cases in the county has risen to 35. Officials have been closely monitoring the fast-changing Coronavirus Disease since March 21, when DeKalb County identified its first positive case.
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OTTAWA- The LaSalle County Health Department on Thursday said three more people who previously were diagnosed with COVID-19 have made complete recoveries. That raises the total to six individuals released from isolation and one fatality from those diagnosed so far. They advise all
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Thursday announced 1,344 new cases of COVID-19 and 66 additional deaths. Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 16,422 cases, including 528 deaths, in 81 counties in Illinois.
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DIXON – Questions were raised to the Lee County Unified Leadership Team regarding the Unacast social distancing scoreboard grade of F for the county. They say the grade is not related to staying at home, but whether or not people are staying at least 6 feet apart from one another.
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OGLESBY – Oglesby is asking businesses in the community if they are interested in a state small business grant Wednesday night. They ask those companies to contact them before they consider going forward with navigating the process to gain eligibility to administer the Downstate Small
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OGLESBY- There is a new interim Police Chief in Oglesby. At Wednesday nights City Council meeting the Mayor nominated former Minooka Chief Doug Hayse to handle the administrative and leadership duties of the department. Hayse left the Minooka department in 2010. Prior to that he spent
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A campaign to raise money for Illinois nonprofits blindsided by the spread of the coronavirus announced its first distribution of $5.5 million Wednesday.The Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund, organized by Gov. J.B. Pritzker three weeks ago, has collected just under $29
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