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WAUKEGAN, Ill. (Chicago Tribune) — A biochemical research company has opened up a new site in Illinois to sterilize used N95 medical masks with hydrogen peroxide gas as the need for them has increased due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Chicago Tribune reports Columbus, Ohio-based Battelle

SPRINGFIELD (AP) – The death toll of the coronavirus crisis inched closer to the 2,000 mark in Illinois, as state officials say that the virus had taken 59 more lives.  Sunday’s announcement puts the number of people in Illinois killed by the virus at 1,933 and the 2,126 new COVID-19

DIXON – The Lee County Health Department reported over the weekend only one new positive test result for COVID-19.   Officials are reporting 8 recovered individuals.  The Dixon area has had the most positive tests at 13 out of 309 tests, according to the Illinois Department of Public

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Sunday announced 2,126 new cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 59 additional deaths. Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 43,903 cases, including 1,933 deaths, in 96 counties in Illinois. Since the pandemic began 214,952

PRINCETON- The Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County Health Departments Sunday reported that a tenth resident of Bureau County has tested positive for COVID-19.  The woman in her 50’s is recovering in isolation at home at this time. There are now fourteen confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the

OTTAWA – The total number of people considered recovered for LaSalle County remains 18 as the county health department reported no new cases Sunday.   Since the Pandemic began, LaSalle County has had one death and 44 total infections.   The plurality of cases, a dozen inmates and six

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois public health officials completed more than 16,000 tests for COVID-19 in 24 hours, surpassing for the first time the 10,000-per-day mark that the governor on Friday called a milestone on the way to tracking the deadly virus and ending tight restrictions on