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SPRINGFIELD – Governor J.B. Pritzker is extending his executive stay-at-home order through the end of April. On Tuesday the Illinois Department of Public Health announced 937 new cases of COVID-19 in the state including 26 additional deaths. The most recent deaths include: – Cook

OTTAWA – LaSalle County Health Department has confirmed an additional COVID-19 case on Tuesday. The sixth case is a female in her 30’s. The individual is recovering at home in isolation. Federal privacy restrictions prohibit the release of any additional information regarding this case.

OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College is extending its 16-week course withdrawal deadline from April 7 to April 22, Vice President for Student Services Mark Grzybowski announced today. “This will allow students more time and flexibility when making important decisions about their

PRINCETON- A second resident of Bureau County has tested positive for COVID-19.  The 48-year-old woman was tested by an area hospital.  She is recovering at home in isolation.   Public health officials are in the beginning stages of the investigation and are working to identify individuals who

SPRINGFIELD – An adjustment to WIC rules will allow for more options for those enrolled in the program when they shop for milk at retailers. The USDA Food & Nutrition Service has approved some substitutions for participants through May 31, 2020. Illinois WIC participants who are

URBANA, Ill. (The News-Gazette) — Authorities say an eastern Illinois man has been charged with first-degree murder for allegedly fatally shooting his live-in girlfriend and her adult daughter over the weekend. Twenty-eight-year-old Jonathon Perry was charged Monday after being taken into

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois officials have reported the death of a state prison inmate from COVID-19 and acknowledged the difficulty they face in stopping the spread of the virus in a crowded correctional system. Dr. Ngoze Ezike, the state’s public health director, said a man at