MONMOUTH, Ill. (AP) — A western Illinois pork-processing plant is suspending operations after some of its employees contracted COVID-19. Smithfield Foods Inc. announced Friday that it will shutter operations at its Monmouth, Illinois, plant beginning Monday and until further notice. The
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MENDOTA- The Illinois Department of Public Health updated the statewide figures of new infections of the novel Coronavirus on Saturday. They now say out of 58 tests within the Mendota area, they have had a total of 9 positive cases since the pandemic began. There was no information available
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PRINCETON- Seven of the Bureau County COVID-19 cases have recovered. In an update Saturday, the Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County Health Department also announced no new cases have been found. Since the pandemic began, Bureau County has reported no deaths and nine positive results.
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Saturday announced 2,119 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 80 additional deaths. Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 41,777 cases, including 1,874 deaths, in 96 counties in Illinois. In the last 24 hours, over 11,000 tests
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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department confirmed Saturday an additional COVID-19 case in LaSalle County bringing the total to 44 cases. The additional case is a woman in her 40’s who is in isolation. Public health officials are working actively to identify and investigate all
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (The State Journal-Register) — Illinois lawmakers are facing a May 3 deadline to approve a joint resolution that would alter how the state’s congressional and legislative maps are drawn to help make elections more competitive. Legislators typically draw maps every 10
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OGLESBY – During a special emergency Saturday morning board meeting to discuss the computer hacking incident, Illinois Valley Community College President Dr. Jerry Corcoran said that an outside person or persons had locked up the school servers. Registration, payroll, and daily operations
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OGLESBY- Sara Escatel, director of Adult Education at Illinois Valley Community College was awarded Administrator of the Year during the 40th annual Illinois Adult and Continuing Educators Association conference last month. Escatel was nominated by IVCC administrators and staff members and
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OGLESBY – Crystal Credi of Peru is the 2020 winner of Illinois Valley Community College’s Connie Skerston Memorial Award for Support Staff Distinguished Service. Credi, administrative assistant in Student Services, was nominated by IVCC President Jerry Corcoran. “Crystal shows up every
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PERU – Illinois Valley Community Hospital in Peru has been added to the list of facilities by the state of Illinois for COVID-19 testing. In a list shared by Governor J.B. Pritzker on Friday, they say that IVCH will be available for testing between 1-2 PM Monday – Friday after a
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