SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed 1,076 new cases of COVID-19, along with 30 additional deaths. Since the start of the pandemic, the IDPH has reported a total of 173,731 cases, with 7,446 deaths. Illinois’s daily case count has stayed around 1,000 since
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DWIGHT – A ten year old Dwight girl was honored Monday for her quick thinking in an emergency. On May 31st Marissa Krolak called 911 when she was alarmed by her babysitters strange behavior. Officers from Dwight PD and the Livingston County Sheriffs Office arrived and found the
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OGLESBY – The main park road at the Dells Area of Matthiessen State Park will be closed on Wednesday. IDOT and the DNR will be surveying the road for the day. Weather permitting, it will be back open in Thursday. Visitors to the park can still access the site by parking in the
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PONTIAC – Three more residents of Livingston County have tested positive for COVID-19 (coronavirus disease). Livingston County Health Department (LCHD) officials were notified of the new COVID-19 cases on July 27, 2020, according to state and local public health protocol. The individuals
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PAW PAW – The Paw Paw School District announced their plan for a return to classes this fall. In a release sent to parents, in building students and staff will be required to wear masks and screening for symptoms could occur. The students will attend from 8 AM – 1:45 PM. For
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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department announced Monday evening that five county residents contracted Covid-19 disease in the past day. The newly infected consists of people in their 30’s, 40’s, and 50’s. Four people are newly recovered, according to health officials, and
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PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putnam, and Marshall County Health Departments announced 4 more coronavirus cases on Monday. The health department reported that these individuals are a female and male in their 30s recovering at home in Bureau County, a female in their 90’s hospitalized in Bureau
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DEKALB – 17 more cases of COVID-19 were reported in DeKalb County. The DeKalb County Health Department has confirmed 804 cases in total from the county, along with 24 deaths. The IDPH still classifies Pine Acres Rehab and Living Center and Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion as having open
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SPRINGFIELD – The latest county unemployment numbers have been released by the state, and they show strong job gains. LaSalle County improved nearly 5 percentage points, from an unemployment rate in May of 18.4% to 13.5% in June. Bureau County has one of the lowest rates in the area,
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DEKALB- The DeKalb Police Department have opened a homicide investigation into the death of a man who spent nearly a month in the hospital after a June beating. Authorities say on June 16th 33-year-old Marcus Johnson was beaten by individuals in the 800 block of Ridge Drive. He was taken to a
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