SPRINGFIELD- Governor JB Pritzker has activated approximately 80 additional Illinois National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from throughout the state in support of COVID-19 response operations bringing the total number of activated Illinois National Guard members to about 650. Ten of those
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PRINCETON- A sixth resident of Bureau County has tested positive for COVID-19. On Monday the Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County health Department announced that a man in his 50’s was screened and tested by an area hospital. The individual is recovering at home at this time. Public health
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PERU – North Peoria Street in Peru will be closed from the south side of 26th Street to south of Midtown Road beginning Monday, April 13th. This section of road will be fully closed until further notice for the reconstruction of North Peoria Street. There will be no through traffic in the
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SHERIDAN- The Illinois Department of Corrections confirms one more staff member infected with COVID-19 at Sheridan Correctional Facility. That means as of Sunday evening 4 staff and 10 inmates have reported positive cases. Statewide IDOC shows 102 staff and 146 inmates infected.
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Sunday announced 1,672 new cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 43 additional deaths. Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 20,852 cases, including 720 deaths, in 86 counties in Illinois. The age of cases ranges from
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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department on Sunday has confirmed two additional COVID-19 cases in LaSalle County. The additional cases include a female in her 60’s and a female in her 20’s. The individuals are in isolation. Federal privacy restrictions prohibit the release of any
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HAMPTON – The Police Chief of Hampton, Illinois has died after a single vehicle crash Saturday evening. According to the Illinois State Police Chief 57-year-old Terrence A. Engle was responding to a call traveling on Illinois Route 84 in Rock Island County when for unknown reasons his
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OGLESBY – A scholarship has been established to memorialize a soldier from Streator who fought bravely in the Middle East only to succumb to war-related injury and illness six years after returning home. The Tyler Derossett Memorial Veterans Award has been created by his former wife
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OGLESBY – A part-time music appreciation instructor at Illinois Valley Community College has been nominated for a state award. Jennifer Mills of Princeton, Director of Bands at Aurora University and a 15-year member of IVCC’s Wind Ensemble, has been nominated by IVCC for the
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SHERIDAN – Two more inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Sheridan Correctional Center. That’s according to the Department of Corrections on Saturday. The total number of inmates who have contracted the novel Coronavirus is 10 with three staff members also testing
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