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PONTIAC – Livingston County Health Department reported one more individual has tested positive for COVID-19. The individual is a male in his 50s who is recovering in isolation.  Officials for the health department stated that they have notified any individuals who may have had exposure to

DIXON – One new case of COVID-19 was reported in Lee County on Tuesday, an individual in their 20s. Lee County has confirmed 103 positive cases since the start of the pandemic, with 94 of those cases recovered. Only one person has passed away from COVID-19 in the county total.

PRINCETON – No new cases of COVID-19 were announced today by the Bureau, Putnam, and Marshall County Health Department. The counties served by the department have seen 44 confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic, with 31 cases coming from Bureau County, 1 from Putnam County, and 12

OTTAWA – LaSalle County reported 6 new cases of coronavirus for the county. The individuals are females in their teens and 40s, with three in their 20s, as well as a male in their 70s. The LaSalle County Health Department has now reported 234 total cases since the start of the pandemic,

SPRINGFIELD – 587 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were announced by the Illinois Department of Public Health on Tuesday, along with 37 additional deaths. The individuals who passed away range in age from their 50s to their 90s. The IDPH now states that all 102 counties in Illinois have

DEKALB – The DeKalb County Health Department reported 5 additional cases of COVID-19 for the county on Tuesday. There have been 616 cases of COVID-19 in the county since the start of the pandemic with 20 deaths caused by complications related to coronavirus. 98 of these positive cases have

SUBLETTE – A victim of an alleged overdose was saved by Lee County first responders Monday.   According to the Sublette Fire Department, they, along with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, were called to the scene of a parked vehicle near Woodhaven Lakes around 7 AM.  Authorities say

PERU – The City of Peru approved two $500 donations to proms for LP High School and St. Bede Academy. The city council approved these donations at Monday night’s meeting, explaining that they will write a check to St. Bede, as the school is asking for support. As parents’

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Police say lightning struck two men as a line of storms from the Gulf of Mexico moved onto Clearwater Beach. Thirty-seven-year-old Gacek Arkadiusz of Des Plaines, Illinois,  was unconscious and not breathing when police arrived Sunday afternoon. An officer began CPR