OTTAWA – Drive-Thru COVID-19 testing will be returning to LaSalle County on Wednesday. The LaSalle County Health Department announced that the Emergency Management Agency Building at 711 East Etna Road in Ottawa will offer testing by appointment only from 9 AM to 11 PM. The testing
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By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A federal deal in which utility giant ComEd will pay a $200 million fine to settle an investigation into a bribery scheme at the state Capitol has implicated House Speaker Michael Madigan, but he’s not been charged with
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AURORA, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois appeals court has decided that an Aurora woman convicted of hiring someone to kill her ex-boyfriend must receive a new trial. Maricela Arciga, 33, was found guilty in July 2014 of solicitation of murder for hire and sentenced to 20 years in prison. The Aurora
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — State officials are warning of child drowning risks associated with home pools as beaches and public pools remain closed during the coronavirus pandemic. Many families are using pop up or inflatable pools because of the closures. The State Fire Marshal and Department of
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MENDOTA – A free drive-up COVID-19 testing event is coming to Mendota on Tuesday. The Community Health Partnership of Illinois will be offering the testing from 9 AM – 12 PM at 1009 Main Street. Appointments are required, and those interested should call (815)539-6124
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PONTIAC – One more resident of Livingston County has tested positive for COVID- 19. Livingston County Health Department officials say a man in his 50s who was asymptomatic at the time of testing is recovering in isolation. The LCHD has received 4,052 COVID-19 test results. Of that, 73 COVID-
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PRINCETON – The Bureau, Marshall, and Putnam County Health Departments confirmed their 79th total case in Bureau County on Sunday. According to health officials, a woman in her 30s tested positive for coronavirus in the past 24 hours. Health official said the woman is isolating at
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health says one person died from complications from Covid-19 on Sunday. That is the lowest number of daily deaths due to the virus since March 21st shortly after the pandemic was declared. The number of cases, though, continue to show an
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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department announced Sunday four new coronavirus cases. The cases include women in their 20’s, 50’s and 60’s, and a man in his 80’s. The latest cases make 413 total infected since the pandemic began in March, with 18 of those
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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 in Peru begin on Monday. They say the work work will require some daytime lane closures on Illinois 251 in both directions. Motorists can
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