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PRINCETON – No new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Bureau, Putnam, or Marshall County on Thursday. The health department of the counties has reported 61 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, with 47 from Bureau County, 1 from Putnam County, and 13 from Marshall

OTTAWA – A LaSalle County individual has died after previously testing positive for coronavirus. The LaSalle County Health Department announced Thursday that the individual, a male in their 60s, is now the eighteenth COVID-19 related death in the county. They also reported 11 new cases of

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,257 new cases of COVID-19, along with 25 additional deaths in the state. The IDPH has reported a total of 157,950 cases since the start of the pandemic with 7,251 deaths from complications related to COVID-19. As of Wednesday

OTTAWA – LaSalle County’s COVID-19 drive-thru testing site has been temporarily suspended. The LaSalle County Health Department announced that LabCorp, a health care diagnostic company, has suspended LaSalle County testing until further notice due to an extremely high demand of tests.

CHICAGO – Half way through summer, gas prices are still substantially lower than a year ago, though higher than last month.  According to AAA, the average price for a gallon of gas is $2.39, while a year ago the price was $3.14 for a gallon of gas.  However, that price is about a dime

LAKE ZURICH, Ill. (AP) — At least three dozen high school students in northern Illinois have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus after some attending summer sports camps showed symptoms of the disease. Lake County health officials say investigations and contact tracing of the infections are

TILTON, Ill. (AP) — Eastern Illinois police say a woman died over the weekend after she was accidentally shot by a child who was riding in a car with her. Sixty-four-year-old Marita Hile of Westville died Sunday at a Danville hospital about an hour after she was shot and her vehicle crashed