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  CHICAGO (AP) — A freshman Republican congresswoman from downstate Illinois apologized Friday for knowingly quoting Adolf Hitler during a rally outside of the U.S. Capitol this week. Rep. Mary Miller, who was among the Republicans who tried to challenge the certification of certain

    TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Michigan and Illinois have reached a deal with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on funding the next phase of a project to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes. The plan calls for installing fish-repelling mechanisms at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam

OTTAWA – No coronavirus related deaths were reported by the LaSalle County Health Department on Thursday but they did confirm 106 new cases. These individuals range in age from youth to in their 80’s, and with their addition, there have now been a total of 8,876 cases in LaSalle County

  CHICAGO (AP) — A growing number of Democrats are calling for the resignation of U.S. Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois, a newly sworn-in Republican who quoted Adolf Hitler at a rally outside the U.S. Capitol this week. U.S. Reps. Jan Schakowsky and Marie Newman, both Illinois Democrats, on

    PONTIAC  – Twenty-nine residents of Livingston County and one inmate at Pontiac Correctional Center (PCC) have tested positive for COVID-19 (coronavirus disease). Sadly, one more resident has also died due to complications related to COVID-19. The individual was a female in her

OTTAWA – 106 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed, Thursday by the La Salle County Health Department. This brings the total of cases in the county to 8,876. The department reported 50 cases recovered, bringing the total of recovered cases to 5954. There are no new deaths to report.

  WASHINGTON (AP) — On the day after, the violent siege of the U.S. Capitol by President Donald Trump’s supporters raised painful new questions across government. Discussions are underway about Trump’s fitness to remain in office for two more weeks, the ability of the police to

OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department, in coordination with the LaSalle County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) and the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office received and delivered their second shipment of Pfizer vaccine to all three hospitals in the county on Wednesday.  Hospitals

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois public health officials say the number of COVID-19 cases has topped one million. Public Health Department officials announced the milestone Thursday as they reported 8,757 additional residents have contracted the coronavirus, including 177 confirmed deaths,

  SPRINGFIELD –  State Senator Sue Rezin (R-Morris) has officially been chosen to serve on Leader-Designate Dan McConchie’s (R-Hawthorn Woods) Senate Republican Leadership Team as Deputy Leader. “I am both honored and grateful to be given this new role within the Illinois