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DIXON – Over the holiday weekend, KSB Hospital received 3 new positive test results for Lee County and Monday the health department received 1.  The Lee County Health Department said two of the residents are in their 60’s, one in their 30’s and one in their 20’s. Lee County is

CHICAGO (AP) — Officials say a third Cook County Jail detainee who tested positive for the coronavirus has died. The sheriff’s office says 42-year-old Nicholas Lee died Sunday. Jail officials suspect he died of cardiac arrest, but a cause of death won’t be determined until an

DEKALB – The DeKalb County Health Department have listed a total of 36 cases of COVID-19 and one death.    That is an increase of four cases found over the weekend. On March 21, 2020, DeKalb County identified its first positive case of COVID-19.  The first death in the county was

PONTIAC- One more resident of Livingston County has tested positive for COVID-19.   The Livingston County Health Department announced Monday that the individual is a male in his 30s who is recovering at home in isolation. LCHD officials continue to work closely with the Illinois Department of

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Monday announced 1,173 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 74 additional deaths. Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 22,025 cases, including 794 deaths, in 87 counties in Illinois. The age of cases ranges from younger than one

OTTAWA – One additional case has recovered and that person has been released from isolation.  The total number of recovered individuals for LaSalle County is 7.   That’s according to the latest numbers released Monday by the LaSalle County Health Department.   All LaSalle County

SPRINGFIELD- Governor JB Pritzker has activated approximately 80 additional Illinois National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from throughout the state in support of COVID-19 response operations bringing the total number of activated Illinois National Guard members to about 650.   Ten of those

PRINCETON- A sixth resident of Bureau County has tested positive for COVID-19.   On Monday the Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County health Department announced that a man in his 50’s was screened and tested by an area hospital.  The individual is recovering at home at this time. Public health