PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putnam & Marshall County Health Department announced 23 new infections of COVID-19 Wednesday, this as the vaccine begins to be administered to staff members at Bureau County hospitals. There have been 2,601 cases in Bureau County since the pandemic began.
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MORRIS – Illinois State Senator Sue Rezin said she wants more hearings to help find the cause of the COVID-19 outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home that took 33 lives. On Wednesday, the Illinois House Veterans’ Affairs Committee met and questioned officials and consultants
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OTTAWA – The first doses of the Pfizer vaccine have been delivered to the three hospitals in LaSalle County this week. In a joint statement, the organizations said that they will begin vaccinating their front-line workers over the next few days. The LaSalle County Health Department
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PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department on Wednesday reported thirty new COVID-19 cases and one death. The woman in her 90’s is the 49th reported death in the county since the pandemic began. 161 active cases remain of the 2,553 previously reported infections. Drive-thru
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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department confirmed 5 more coronavirus related deaths: 2 individuals in their 70’s, 2 in their 80’s, and 1 in their 90’s. There have now been a total of 186 COVID-19 related deaths since the pandemic began in LaSalle County. The LCHD also reported
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SPRINGFIELD – 146 additional coronavirus related deaths were confirmed throughout Illinois on Wednesday, including individuals from LaSalle, DeKalb, and Livingston County. The Illinois Department of Public Health also saw 7,123 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19. In total, the
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OGLESBY – Three individuals are facing drug charges after a Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team investigation on Tuesday. According to Tri-Dent, they were called to the 400 block of Florence St in Oglesby after alleged drug activity during an Illinois Department of Corrections
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STREATOR – Streator Township High School District 40 is noting they will be receiving a 13.82% increase in cash for the district in the next year, an additional $859,066.41. Superintendent Matt Seaton said the increase in tax revenue from the new windmills east of Streator will actually
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PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putnam & Marshall County Health Department on Tuesday reported that since the pandemic began, Putnam County now has had 300 cases of COVID-19. Newly reported cases include 19 in Bureau County, 4 in Putnam and 4 additional infections in Marshall County. The first
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PONTIAC – Nineteen more residents of Livingston County have tested positive for COVID-19 and a man in his 80’s has passed away from complications related to the disease. The Livingston County Health Department reported on Monday that the total number of dead has reached 48. They also
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