PERU – One man was injured after being pinned by equipment during road construction in Peru Wednesday. According to the Peru Police Department, they say a 22-year-old man was pinned between a semi-trailer and an asphalt paving machine around 10 AM. The Peru Fire Department and workers at
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DIXON – The city of Dixon submitted a letter to the warden of a prison asking that a former city employee who pleaded guilty of embezzling nearly $54 million dollars remain behind bars. City Manager Danny Langloss said Wednesday that they are not concerned that Rita Crundwell would be
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CHICAGO – Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday in his daily update on the coronavirus pandemic, gave a warning to businesses who are opening early ahead of the phased plan. He noted businesses and professionals licensed by state agencies will be held accountable and counties
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INGLESIDE, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a suburban Chicago woman was mauled to death by a French bulldog that she recently adopted and that originally was bred to fight. A friend found 52-year-old Lisa Urso unresponsive on the patio behind her Ingleside home on Saturday. Lake County Coroner Dr.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois General Assembly will return to Springfield for three days next week to take up a spring session workload long delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.Extraordinary safety measures will govern the May 20-22 session. Lawmakers must pledge to abide by Illinois
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CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge has rejected a challenge to Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s authority to impose stay-at-home orders on churches during the battle against the coronavirus. U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman on Wednesday denied a request for a temporary restraining order by
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DEKALB – The DeKalb County Health Department reported 9 additional COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. Since the pandemic began, a total of 225 positive individuals have been found with two deaths. As of May 8th, 68 residents are considered recovered.
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Wednesday announced 1,677 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 192 additional deaths, the highest single day total recorded. Currently, the IDPH is reporting a total of 84,698 cases, including 3,792 deaths, in 99 counties in
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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department confirmed Wednesday an additional four COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 111 infected. The additional cases are three men and a woman ranging in age from their 20’s to their 60’s. Officials say they are staying in isolation. Two
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois has recorded 4,014 new coronavirus cases, which is a one-day record high. The state also reported 144 new deaths Tuesday. But Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the state also received results on 29,000 coronavirus tests in the past 24 hours, so the new numbers should
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