OTTAWA – A long term health care facility in Ottawa announced Friday that they have had three staff members test positive for COVID-19. Ottawa Pavilion said on Facebook that a complete facility wide test found the cases in individuals who do not have direct contact with residents. The
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health today announced 462 new cases of COVID-19, along with 26 additional deaths. The state has now had 137, 244 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, and 6,671 deaths. This is the lowest number of confirmed daily cases since
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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department announced 2 additional coronavirus recoveries in the county on Monday. There have now been a total of 190 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in LaSalle County since the pandemic began, with 141 of those recovered. There were no new cases of the
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SPRINGFIELD- Illinois will be moving to Phase Four of the re-open Illinois plan on Friday, and to prepare businesses and employers to implement the new safety guidelines, the State of Illinois has developed a business toolkit complete with signage, posters, and other resources to
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OTTAWA – Residents of Illinois now have the option to request a ballot by mail for the upcoming November election. The Elections.IL.Gov website has a complete form you will need to print and mail to your local county clerk. The deadline to request a mail in ballot is October 29th. Ballots
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Saturday confirmed approximately 23 cases that appear to be linked to a multi-state outbreak of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness caused by the microscopic Cyclospora parasite. Cases have been reported in counties across Illinois with
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COMPTON – The new water tower for the village of Compton has been erected. It will be some time before it is put into service, but the major construction on the corner of Main & 4th Street is complete. The village received a loan of $680,000 and a grant of $956,000 from the U.S.
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Sunday announced 658 new cases of COVID-19, including 23 additional confirmed deaths statewide. Since the pandemic began there have been a total of 136,762 cases, including 6,647 deaths, in 101 counties in Illinois. The preliminary
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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department on Sunday say two new cases of Coronavirus Disease have been discovered. They say two men, one in his teens and another in his 40’s have tested positive for the disease. Since the pandemic began, 139 residents of the county have been
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OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College graduate Devanshi Patel of La Salle was honered with college’s Frederick W. Matthiessen Award. Patel is transferring to Northern Illinois University this fall and plans to eventually attend medical school and become a physician. She was the
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