OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department confirmed four more cases of COVID-19. These cases include two females in their 20’s, a male in their 20’s, and a male in their 30’s. Six additional individuals have also recovered and been released from isolation, the LCHD reported as
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PRINCETON – The 2020 Homestead Festival in Princeton has been cancelled. Organizers announced the news on Friday. The 50/50 ticket sales and drawing will continue this year and be held on September 13th at 3:30 PM. All proceeds will be used to benefit next years event, the 50th
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CHICAGO (AP) — A member of the Chicago City Council says bricks were thrown through a window at his home as retaliation for his criticism of gangs. Alderman Raymond Lopez says a neighbor’s garage on the city’s Southwest Side was also set on fire early Thursday. Lopez says he
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PERU – It was all smiles as Peru officials took part in a ceremonial groundbreaking for the new Peru Public Safety Complex. The project, which will take around a year to complete is promised to cost less that $16 million dollars. “This is the place where wanted to be so we can
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CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities say a man riding a motorized scooter died after being struck by a Chicago police SUV with its emergency lights activated on the city’s far South Side. A 33-year-old Harvey man was pronounced dead at the scene Wednesday night. His name was not immediately
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — House Speaker Michael Madigan is calling for the removal of Stephen Douglas imagery from the Capitol, citing the late U.S. senator’s “disturbing past as a Mississippi slave owner and his abhorrent words toward people of color.” Madigan says he’ll
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PONTIAC – One more resident of Livingston County has tested positive for COVID19. The latest infected is a man in his 30’s who is recovering in isolation. Officials say he was asymptomatic at the time of testing. Since the pandemic began, Livingston County residents have had 3,044
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OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College President Jerry Corcoran Thursday outlined the college’s plan to safely deliver instruction this fall. “Most of our fall semester classes will be online and blended except for career and technical programs, health professions, and science
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WINCHESTER, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois county that did not have any confirmed cases of the coronavirus has reported its first one. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that a 66-year-old woman tested positive for the virus in Scott County last week and was reported to be recovering at her home. Out of
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DEKALB – 9 additional positive cases of COVID-19 were announced Thursday in DeKalb County. The county has now seen 630 positive cases of coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, along with 20 total deaths. 415 of these cases are now recovered, and 11,628 negative tests confirmed.
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