OGLESBY – An estimated 110 students are expected to participate in Illinois Valley Community College’s 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 16 virtual commencement. The 54th annual commencement, the first to be held entirely online, will feature photos of graduates and a keynote address by former IVCC
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PONTIAC – One new case reported Saturday by the Livingston County Health Department. The department says the individual is a male, under 18 years of age, and is currently isolated at home. Officials say they have notified anybody who has been in contact with the youth.
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CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Affairs reports one resident at the LaSalle Veterans Home has tested positive. In a press release Saturday from the Illinois Department of Public Health, officials say that testing is underway at the facility. Statewide, officials report over
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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department reports 12 new cases in the county. All 12 are in isolation, and range in age from a female in her 20’s to a male and 2 females in their 80’s. The department also reports that 4 additional cases have recovered. Since the
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PRINCETON- The Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County Health Departments reported Saturday that an eleventh resident of Bureau County has tested positive for COVID-19. The man in his 60’s is in isolation recovering at home. There have now been fifteen confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the counties
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PRINCETON- The Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County Health Departments will begin testing for Coronavirus at the Princeton Office, 526 S. Bureau Valley Parkway during the week of May 4th. They will start by opening a drive through testing site on Tuesday May 5th. Testing will be by appointment
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Friday announced 3,137 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 105 additional deaths. The IDPH said that 4,900 patients are in the hospital, with 1,263 being treated in intensive care units and 777 of those on ventilators. Since
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OTTAWA- The LaSalle County Health Department on Friday confirmed an additional two COVID-19 cases in bringing county total to 55 cases. The additional cases are a man in his 70’s and a woman in her 20’s. The individuals who tested positive remain in isolation. Four additional cases have
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MENDOTA- The OSF Foundation announced Friday that OSF HealthCare Saint Paul Medical Center in Mendota received $75,000. The anonymous gift will help OSF Saint Paul support efforts with the COVID-19 pandemic. OSF said Friday that the donation came from a local business, who wishes to remain
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SPRINGFIELD – The latest proclamation by Governor J.B. Pritzker is enacted today, and with that there are some new and modified rules the public will have to follow to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. 1. Wearing a face covering in public places or when working. Any individual who is
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