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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The state of Illinois has collected $52 million in taxes from legal adult-use marijuana sales. Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office says Tuesday that $34.7 million is coming from excise taxes. Sales taxes that will be shared with local governments account for $18 million.

LASALLE – LaSalle City Council discussed ways to better prevent firework activity in the future. Although consumer fireworks are banned in the state, several aldermen reported seeing illegal fireworks shot off around the fourth of July. Although how the council will adjust the city code to

STREATOR – The Streator Elementary School District announced Tuesday a back to school plan for the fall semester.   Students will be divided into two groups, A and B, and will have set days for in person attendance.  Those assigned to an “A” day schedule will attend on Mondays and

LACON – The Bureau, Putnam, and Marshall County Health Department confirmed that a resident of Marshall County has tested positive for coronavirus. The individual, a female in their 20s, is recovering at home. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the counties served by the Bureau, Putnam,

SPRINGFIELD – 707 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health, along with 25 more deaths. The IDPH has now confirmed a total of 155, 506 total cases since the start of the pandemic in the state, with 7,218 deaths. Illinois’s public health

DEKALB – The DeKalb County Health Department reported 15 additional positive cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, along with 2 additional deaths. The individuals who passed away from complications related to COVID-19 were in their 80s and their 90s. DeKalb County has reported 689 positive cases

OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department announced 8 new cases of COVID-19 in the county on Tuesday. The individuals who tested positive range in age from their 30s to their 80s. In addition, the LCHD reported that 11 new cases are now recovered, bringing the total of recovered

EARLVILLE – Earlville School District has announced their plans for the upcoming fall semester and the adjustments that will be made because of the pandemic.   Parents will be given the option of in school or at home learning, but once a decision has been made they are expected to keep

LEE – A fire in a commercial building Tuesday morning brought over a dozen departments to the multi-alarm blaze in Lee.   The structure, located in the 200 block of Viking, was fully involved.  The fire began sometime after 2 AM on Tuesday.  No injuries were reported.

DEKALB – One man is dead and another in custody after a shooting Sunday in DeKalb.   DeKalb Police say they were called around 7:45 PM to the 1000 block of West Hillcrest Drive, where they found a 32-year-old DeKalb man suffering a gunshot wound.   He was taken to an area hospital where