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SPRINGFIELD – On Tuesday Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a bill allowing the sale of cocktails for pickup and delivery in Illinois. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, restaurants and bars have been unable to sell mixed drinks for consumption off-site. The bipartisan legislation changes a

OGLESBY – The Illinois Valley Community College President issued a statement regarding the death of a Minnesota man during an incident with police last week. “IVCC’s core values of respect, responsibility, caring, fairness and honesty have long been the lens we look through when

MORRIS – An event to bring awareness to the “Black Lives Matter” movement in Grundy County had over 70 gather at Chapin Park in Morris Wednesday afternoon. The protest, organized by a Morris woman, was held with cooperation from the Morris Police Department and the Grundy County

PONTIAC – Livingston County’s health department announced one more confirmed case of coronavirus on Wednesday. The new case is a male in his 30’s who is recovering at home in isolation. There have been 37 positive tests in the county since the pandemic began, and 1,269 total COVID-19

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced 982 new cases of coronavirus in the state on Wednesday, including 97 additional deaths. Wednesday’s bring the state totals to 123,830 confirmed cases and 5,621 deaths in 101 counties of Illinois since the Pandemic began.

OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department announced two new cases of COVID-19 in the county on Wednesday. The additional cases are a female in her 30’s and a male in his 40’s and are both in isolation. There have now been 156 confirmed COVID-19 cases in LaSalle County since the

SHERIDAN – A motorcyclist is dead after hitting a deer on Tuesday in LaSalle County. Officials say that the motorcycle driver was traveling northbound on East 2603rd Road in Miller Township when a deer ran onto the roadway. The driver was reportedly unable to avoid striking the deer. The