PERU – Saturday the Illinois Valley Animal Rescue took in around 40 small dogs and Monday plan on picking up more dogs and cats. They say a total of 50 dogs and around 10 cats and kittens are being collected from a location in Northern LaSalle County. Heather from Bishop’s Small
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HARMON – A Bureau County man was airlifted to Rockford for injuries he sustained in a UTV rollover in rural Lee County. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, they say on Saturday night they were called to a field west of Harmon Road near Keigwin Road for two persons injured
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Sunday announced 899 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 31 additional deaths. Currently, the IDPH is reporting a total of 11,256 cases, including 274 deaths, in 71 counties in Illinois. The age of cases ranges from younger than
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OTTAWA- A late update by the LaSalle County Health Department added another COVID-19 case to the growing list, a woman in her 20’s. She is said to be recovering at home in isolation and is the fourth case announced on Sunday.
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OTTAWA – A total of ten cases of COVID-19 have been found in LaSalle County. Three new cases were announced by the LaSalle County Health Department Sunday afternoon. They announced two men in their 30’s and 40’s plus a woman in her 40’s have had positive test results. So
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PONTIAC – A woman in her 50’s is recovering at home after testing positive for COVID-19. The Livingston County Health Department made the announcement Sunday. The woman was said to be recovering at home in isolation. She was the 7th person diagnosed in the county. Due to
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MORRIS -The Grundy County Coroner John Callahan in a release Sunday morning has said that an inmate from the Stateville Correctional Institute has died due to COVID-19. They say 66-year-old Ronald Rice was a patient at Morris Hospital. Rice was serving an 80 year sentence for the murder
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OTTAWA – The 7th COVID-19 case in LaSalle County was announced Saturday. The man in his 40’s is in isolation at an area hospital. Federal privacy laws prevent the release of any other details about his condition. The LaSalle County Health Department stresses that they do not know
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LOCKPORT- The Will County Sheriff’s Office say a murder-suicide in Lockport may have happened in part over fears of COVID-19. On Thursday deputies were called to the 400 block of Bruce Road in Lockport Township for a welfare check. Upon deputies arriving on scene, they observed two
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