CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed actor Jussie Smollett’s malicious prosecution lawsuit against Chicago and several police officers. The former “Empire” actor said he was beaten in a racist and homophobic attack in Chicago in January 2019. Chicago police charged
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CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is not keen on a suggestion by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell that states like Illinois could file for bankruptcy to get out from under public employee pension debt. McConnell suggested the move Wednesday on a syndicated radio show. The
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PAW PAW – Paw Paw village President Michael Torman traveled to California to participate in a taping in February of the game show Jeopardy. The program aired Wednesday, where the Lee County man came up short during final Jeopardy of winning the game. Torman said he didn’t know he had
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DIXON – The Lee County Health Department Wednesday announced that KSB Hospital celebrated the release of a COVID-19 patient after a 16-day hospital stay. This is the third person to be successfully treated and released by KSB Hospital. One more additional case was identified, bringing
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SPRINGFIELD- In the Wednesday update from the Illinois Department of Public Health, they disclosed that the zip code for Mendota has had six positive cases of Coronavirus disease since the pandemic began. Health officials say 38 tests have been done for residents in the area. There was no
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois House Republicans are suggesting ways for slowly reopening businesses and relaxing restrictions on public interaction as the threat from COVID-19 potentially recedes. With Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order scheduled to expire April 30, GOP
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PRINCETON- No new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease were reported Wednesday in Bureau, Putnam or Marshall County. Six of the eight cases in Bureau County and one of the four cases in Marshall County have recovered. There have been no new deaths.
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Wednesday announced 2,049 new cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 98 additional deaths. Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 35,108 cases, including 1,565 deaths, in 96 counties in Illinois. Health officials say that the
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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department Wednesday announced six new cases of COVID-19 have been found. This marks the biggest jump in cases in the last two weeks. The infected include five men and one woman, ages ranging from their 20’s to their 80’s. Health officials say
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SHERIDAN – Two staff members and 8 inmates have recovered from COVID-19 infections at the Sheridan Correctional Facility. Wednesday the Illinois Department of Corrections gave an update on conditions at the prison located in LaSalle County. Three staff members and three inmates are
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