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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

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Lake Michigan is having a warm summer. Scientists say the average surface water temperature was 75.3 degrees on July 9, setting a record for the month based on 26 years of record keeping. The summer high is 75.6 degrees recorded in August 2016. The air temperature in

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois is launching a $2.1 million campaign to prevent abuse, neglect and exploitation of seniors and adults with disabilities, a problem officials fear has worsened during the coronavirus pandemic. The Illinois Department on Aging’s Office of Adult Protective

FREEPORT, Ill. (AP) — Officials say two bats have tested positive for rabies in Stephenson County, northwest of Chicago. The (Freeport) Journal-Standard reports that one bat was found dead about two weeks ago southeast of Freeport. The other was found dead last week in a barn in Cedarville.

SPRING VALLEY – A Spring Valley man was arrested after reportedly stabbing his roommate in the arm on Saturday. Officials report that officers arrived to the 200th block of Spalding Street around 10pm Saturday evening after 65 year-old Michael Kasbeer of Spring Valley reportedly stabbed his

PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putnam, and Marshall County Health Department confirmed 3 new cases of COVID-19. The counties served by the health department have seen 53 confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic, with 40 in Bureau County, 12 in Marshall County, and 1 in Putnam County. The

DEKALB – DeKalb County reported 21 more positive cases of COVID-19 on Monday. In total, the DeKalb County Health Department has confirmed 674 positive cases since the start of the pandemic with 20 deaths. DeKalb County’s health department continues to remind residents of the proper way to

PONTIAC – Livingston County Health Departed announced two more individuals have tested positive for COVID-19. These individuals, a male in their 60s and a female in their 30s, are both recovering in isolation. There have been 58 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in total for Livingston

SPRINGFIELD – 883 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed by the Illinois Department of Public Health, including 6 additional deaths. This is the lowest daily death toll the state has seen in a week, on July 6th. The IDPH is reporting a total of 154, 799 total cases since the start of the