LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Seven Midwestern governors announced Thursday that they will coordinate on reopening their state economies, after similar pacts were made earlier this week in the Northeast and on the West Coast. Thursday’s announcement covers Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota,
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker has spent countless hours plotting and planning strategy in the state’s race against the coronavirus pandemic. Those who live in central and southern Illinois have noticed he’s done it almost exclusively from Chicago. Chicago and Cook
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LEONORE – The Illinois American Water Company has finished their acquisition of the Village of Leonore’s water system. The village voted in favor of the sale in November of 2018. Illinois American Water paid the community $100,000. The sale will add an additional 68 customers to the
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SPRINGFIELD – The new jobless claims are on the rise in Illinois due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Illinois Department of Employment Security Thursday released new statewide data showing the department processed over 141,000 new claims for the week ending April 11. As of March 1, the department
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EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A southern Illinois man has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to animal torture and aggravated animal cruelty for his attack on a dog. The Madison County state’s attorney’s office says 45-year-old Rodney W. Johnson of Granite City
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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Wisconsin police say three members of an Illinois street gang are accused in the fatal shooting of a fellow gang member at an Eau Claire home last month. Eau Claire Police Chief Matt Rokus said Thursday that the victim, 29-year-old James Garcia-Smith, had ties to
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CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois has reported the deadliest 24 hours so far in the state and officials say new supplies would allow for more testing, which is essential for stopping the spread of the virus. Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday said 125 people had died in the state since Wednesday afternoon,
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HENNEPIN – The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the community’s assistance letting them know if they have been advised to self-quarantine by a medical provider. They said Thursday that confidentiality is a priority, and that they only seek your address to make sure they send
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Thursday announced 1,140 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 125 additional deaths. That death total is the highest single day total since the pandemic began. Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 25,733 cases, including 1,072
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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department announced Thursday two additional COVID-19 cases in the county, bringing the total to 26 cases. The additional cases are a female in her 60’s and a male in his 40’s, who are both in isolation. Two additional persons infected have recovered
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