PONTIAC – One more resident of Livingston County has tested positive for COVID19. The latest infected is a man in his 30’s who is recovering in isolation. Officials say he was asymptomatic at the time of testing. Since the pandemic began, Livingston County residents have had 3,044
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OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College President Jerry Corcoran Thursday outlined the college’s plan to safely deliver instruction this fall. “Most of our fall semester classes will be online and blended except for career and technical programs, health professions, and science
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WINCHESTER, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois county that did not have any confirmed cases of the coronavirus has reported its first one. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that a 66-year-old woman tested positive for the virus in Scott County last week and was reported to be recovering at her home. Out of
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DEKALB – 9 additional positive cases of COVID-19 were announced Thursday in DeKalb County. The county has now seen 630 positive cases of coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, along with 20 total deaths. 415 of these cases are now recovered, and 11,628 negative tests confirmed.
Continue Reading »SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,018 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state, along with 20 additional deaths. There have currently been a total of 150,450 cases of coronavirus in the state since the start of the pandemic, with 7,119 total deaths. The
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OTTAWA – LaSalle County Health Department confirmed five more cases of COVID-19 in the county. These cases are a female and male in their 20s, a female in her 20s, a male in his 40s, and a male in his 50s. The LCHD also reported 4 more recovered cases of COVID-19. There have been a total of
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SHERIDAN- A house fire in Sheridan before midnight heavily damaged a home. Around 11:30 PM Sheridan, Serena and Newark Fire Departments were called to the 400 block of West Pleasant Street. Before 6 AM Thursday crews had to return to the scene as the fire had rekindled. Nobody was present
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SENECA – A man wanted for multiple felonies in Missouri was taken into custody in Seneca Wednesday. According to the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office, they say around 2:30 PM they, along with members of the U.S. Marshal’s Service arrested 33-year-old Rickey O. Gamble of
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PONTIAC – The Livingston County supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children will be moving from paper checks to benefit cards. The Livingston County Health Department announces that the EBT cards will streamline the assistance process. Each household will be issued one
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CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Police say they’re creating a citywide crime fighting unit to combat the kind of gun violence that over the July 4 weekend left 17 people dead and dozens more wounded. The department announced this week that the unit will be deployed to halt sudden outbursts of gun
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