OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department on Sunday reports 79 new coronavirus cases. That gives the county an all time high of 102 cases per day on a 7 day moving average basis. No new deaths were reported on Sunday however. New Cases include: • (2) Males, youth <13 • (2)
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday reported 10,009 new coronavirus cases on Sunday. It is the third day that the state has had over 10,000 cases, and the third day the state has used new CDC reporting guidelines of adding together both cases that are
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MENDOTA – Authorities say a man in his 30’s working around heavy equipment suffered a head injury Saturday night near Mendota and had to be airlifted. Mendota Fire Chief Dennis Rutishauser said that they were called before midnight to the 100 block of 36th Road for a man who had
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OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College will be offering a live, virtual Explore IVCC event via Zoom from 5:30 to 7:30 PM on Tuesday. This free event allows prospective students, parents and community members to meet IVCC faculty and get an idea of what labs and classrooms are like.
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health said Saturday that in the past 24 hours there have been 12,438 confirmed or probable cases of the new coronavirus. That would make the 2nd highest today since the pandemic began, as Friday’s total of just over 10,000 has been
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced that new procedures will be put into place at the check stations across the state during deer season this year due to COVID-19. Hunters are asked to stay in their vehicles and encouraged to arrive with their deer
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PRINCETON – Two individuals from Rhode Island are in custody after a traffic stop by the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team on Wednesday. TRIDENT stated they stopped 36-year-old Leonel A. Rosario of Providence, Rhode Island and 44-year-old Luz N. Torres of Cranston, Rhode Island on
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PRINCETON- The Bureau, Putnam & Marshall County Health Department reported 32 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, as Illinois reports a record high number of infections statewide. They also note two additional cases in Putnam County and seven in Marshall County. Over 1,500 cases of the novel
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PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department reports Friday that 44 residents are the latest COVID-19 infections in the county. They also noted two more inmates at the Pontiac Correctional Center have also tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The prison has reported 142 cases
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SPRINGFIELD – Over 10,000 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were announced Friday in Illinois, along with 49 additional deaths. The IDPH also reported that going forward, they will be reporting confirmed and probable cases combined. They define a confirmed case as laboratory confirmed with
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