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PONTIAC – One new case reported Saturday by the Livingston County Health Department.  The department says the individual is a male, under 18 years of age, and is currently isolated at home.  Officials say they have notified anybody who has been in contact with the youth.

CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Affairs reports one resident at the LaSalle Veterans Home has tested positive.  In a press release Saturday from the Illinois Department of Public Health, officials say that testing is underway at the facility.  Statewide, officials report over

OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department reports 12 new cases in the county.  All 12 are in isolation, and range in age from a female in her 20’s to a male and 2 females in their 80’s.  The department also reports that 4 additional cases have recovered.  Since the

URBANA, Ill. (The News-Gazette) — A proposed policy at the University of Illinois would prohibit faculty and staff from having intimate relations with undergraduates and anyone they supervise. The News-Gazette reports that two proposed policies stem from a set of recommendations aimed at

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Department of Natural Resources will use a $2 million federal grant to expand access to private land for hunting, fishing and other outdoor recreation and help landowners improve wildlife habitat on their property. IDNR currently leases about 22,000 acres

NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix says a documentary portrait of Michelle Obama titled “Becoming” will premiere on its streaming service next week. The film announced Monday is described as “an intimate look into the life of former first lady Michelle Obama.” It chronicles her

ARNOLD, Mo. (AP) — Some communities in the U.S. heartland are taking a more natural approach to preventing the kinds of floods that have devastated the region in recent years. For more than a century, flood control has relied mostly on man-made structures such as levees and walls to keep rivers