LOUISVILLE, IL – Illinois State Representative Darren Bailey, a Republican from downstate Clay County, filed a suit alleging that the Illinois ‘stay at home’ order cannot be extended past April 9th. Bailey claims the Governor overextended his power by issuing additional orders
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PRINCETON- The Illinois Department of Public Health updated the statewide figures of new infections of the novel Coronavirus Monday. They now say out of the tests completed on residents from around Princeton, they have had a total of 6 positive cases since the pandemic began. There was no
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OGLESBY- Illinois Valley Community College Monday announced the hiring of consulting firm Rehmann to unlock its servers. Rehmann, headquartered in Michigan, completed IVCC’s security audit in 2018. “Step number one is to secure and clear the environment to ensure it is safe to begin to
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MENDOTA- The Illinois Department of Public Health updated the statewide figures of new infections of the novel Coronavirus on Monday. They now say out of 75 tests within the Mendota area, they have had a total of 12 positive cases since the pandemic began. There was no information available
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Monday announced 1,980 new cases of coronavirus disease in the state, including 50 additional deaths. Currently, the IDPH is reporting a total of 45,883 cases, including 1,983 deaths, in 96 counties in Illinois. Governor J.B. Pritzker
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OTTAWA- The LaSalle County Health Department confirmed Monday an additional four COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 48 cases found during the pandemic. The additional cases are: • a man in his 30’s • (2) men in their 50’s • a woman in her 20’s Those infected remain in
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PERU – Construction will begin Monday on I-80 in LaSalle County to replace bridges. The Illinois Department of Transportation said that the deck and beams of the bridges that carry the interstate over the Little Vermilion River, Raccuglia Drive and East 3rd Road will be repaired or
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PERU – Resurfacing work will reduce Illinois 251 through Peru to one lane in areas through the month of June. The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that between Midtown Road and the Illinois River one lane each way may be blocked and some intersections closed for up to 30
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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
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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
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