SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Journal Star) — Illinois has barred all activities at state parks, fish and wildlife areas, recreational areas and historic sites in another move to stem the spread of the coronavirus. Illinois Department of Natural Resources director Colleen Callahan noted in a statement
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DIXON, Ill. (AP) — Energizer Holdings is closing a battery distribution site in Lee County, laying off 125 employees. Layoffs will begin in May at the Rayovac packaging and distribution center in Dixon. A notice was filed with the state. The center has been open since 2003 and ships about 11
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OTTAWA – The 7th COVID-19 case in LaSalle County was announced Saturday. The man in his 40’s is in isolation at an area hospital. Federal privacy laws prevent the release of any other details about his condition. The LaSalle County Health Department stresses that they do not know
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LOCKPORT- The Will County Sheriff’s Office say a murder-suicide in Lockport may have happened in part over fears of COVID-19. On Thursday deputies were called to the 400 block of Bruce Road in Lockport Township for a welfare check. Upon deputies arriving on scene, they observed two
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CHICAGO – 1,454 people tested positive for Covid-19, according to Governor J.B. Pritzker Saturday. At his daily press conference, the governor and public health officials said that over 33 people have died from the disease in the past 24 hours. Of the 33 deaths, the vast majority, 31 of
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities are clamoring to secure additional body storage wherever possible as U.S. officials estimate the death toll from the coronavirus could reach as high as 240,000. The need has been compounded by private mortuary space being occupied longer than usual as people wait
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UTICA – The Utica Fire Chief has issued a burning ban for the Utica Community Fire Protection District territory, effective until further notice. Burning includes but is not limited to burning of landscape waste, agricultural waste, household trash and garbage, burning barrels and open fire
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Friday re-christened Chicago’s McCormick Place Convention Center as a field hospital for COVID-19 cases and publicly hoped it wouldn’t be needed. The two leaders saw the first 500 of what will be a
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced new federal guidelines Friday recommending that Americans wear face coverings when in public to help fight the spread of the new coronavirus. The president immediately said he had no intention of following the advice himself, saying,
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