PRINCETON- The Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County Health Departments reported Saturday that an eleventh resident of Bureau County has tested positive for COVID-19. The man in his 60’s is in isolation recovering at home. There have now been fifteen confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the counties
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URBANA, Ill. (The News-Gazette) — A proposed policy at the University of Illinois would prohibit faculty and staff from having intimate relations with undergraduates and anyone they supervise. The News-Gazette reports that two proposed policies stem from a set of recommendations aimed at
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Department of Natural Resources will use a $2 million federal grant to expand access to private land for hunting, fishing and other outdoor recreation and help landowners improve wildlife habitat on their property. IDNR currently leases about 22,000 acres
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NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix says a documentary portrait of Michelle Obama titled “Becoming” will premiere on its streaming service next week. The film announced Monday is described as “an intimate look into the life of former first lady Michelle Obama.” It chronicles her
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ARNOLD, Mo. (AP) — Some communities in the U.S. heartland are taking a more natural approach to preventing the kinds of floods that have devastated the region in recent years. For more than a century, flood control has relied mostly on man-made structures such as levees and walls to keep rivers
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PRINCETON- The Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County Health Departments will begin testing for Coronavirus at the Princeton Office, 526 S. Bureau Valley Parkway during the week of May 4th. They will start by opening a drive through testing site on Tuesday May 5th. Testing will be by appointment
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Friday announced 3,137 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 105 additional deaths. The IDPH said that 4,900 patients are in the hospital, with 1,263 being treated in intensive care units and 777 of those on ventilators. Since
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OTTAWA- The LaSalle County Health Department on Friday confirmed an additional two COVID-19 cases in bringing county total to 55 cases. The additional cases are a man in his 70’s and a woman in her 20’s. The individuals who tested positive remain in isolation. Four additional cases have
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MENDOTA- The OSF Foundation announced Friday that OSF HealthCare Saint Paul Medical Center in Mendota received $75,000. The anonymous gift will help OSF Saint Paul support efforts with the COVID-19 pandemic. OSF said Friday that the donation came from a local business, who wishes to remain
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SPRINGFIELD – The latest proclamation by Governor J.B. Pritzker is enacted today, and with that there are some new and modified rules the public will have to follow to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. 1. Wearing a face covering in public places or when working. Any individual who is
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