CHICAGO (AP) — The governor of Illinois has announced the end of a 10-week stay-at-home order meant to stem the spread of the deadly coronavirus. Gov. J.B. Pritzker said on Friday, the state will move to the third phase of his five-stage recovery plan, meaning manufacturing and retail business
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MOLINE (AP) – The John Deere Classic is canceling what would have been its 50th anniversary as a PGA Tour event. Tournament director Clair Peterson says there were too many hurdles to overcome because of the coronavirus pandemic. The John Deere would have been the fifth PGA Tour event on
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CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — The head of Southern Illinois University says he wants former Texas Southern University president Austin Lane as the school’s next chancellor. Dan Mahony recommended Lane to the SIU Board of Trustees. If the board agrees, Lane will be the first African American
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STREATOR – Streator’s City Council discussed how to help local restaurants open their doors to outside dining. Although the council has not received any application for sidewalk dining as of Thursday, they anticipate receiving them as soon. The council decided to waive the $100 fee they
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DEKALB- The DeKalb County Health Department Thursday announced an outbreak of coronavirus at the Pine Acres long term care facility. Since the pandemic began 9 staff and 31 residents have tested positive for COVID-19, with one resident death. DeKalb County has had nearly 400 infections
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Thursday announced 1,527 new cases of COVID-19 and 104 additional deaths, 16 of those in regions outside of Chicagoland. Since the pandemic began, there have been a total of 115,833 infections, including 5,186 deaths. The preliminary
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PONTIAC- The Livingston County Health Department Thursday said there is a new COVID-19 infection among the inmates at the Pontiac Correctional Center. The man in his 70’s is currently hospitalized. This is the fourth inmate to have tested positive since the pandemic began. Seven staff
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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department on Thursday confirmed an additional COVID-19 case in a woman in her 40’s, bringing the total to 143 cases since the pandemic began. Three individuals have recovered and have been released from isolation. The total number of recovered
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza says the state’s legislators will not be getting raises in the next budget year, which begins July 1. Mendoza made her decision known in a video she released Wednesday. The issue of a pay raise for legislators came up as they
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The chief of staff for Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan says a worker at the Springfield convention center where lawmakers met in special session last week has tested positive for COVID-19. In a Wednesday email to lawmakers, Jessica Basham said early indications
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