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PRINCETON- The Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County Health Departments reported Saturday that an eighth resident of Bureau County and had tested positive for coronavirus disease.   The individual in Bureau County, who is recovering in isolation at home, is a male in his 50’s. Federal privacy

LACON – The Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County Health Departments reported Saturday that a fourth resident, a 20-year-old woman from Marshall County has tested positive for COVID-19.  This is in addition to a Marshall County case reported earlier today. The individuals were screened and

OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department on Saturday reported no new cases of COVID-19.    Since the start of the Pandemic 28 total cases have been found, with one death and 12 considered recovered.

LACON – A third person tested positive for COVID-19 was found in Marshall County.  The Bureau, Putnam & Marshall County Health Departments made the announcement Saturday.  The woman in her 60’s is recovering in isolation at home.  Federal privacy restrictions prohibit the release

  ROCHELLE – A food processing facility has been ordered to temporarily shut down in Ogle County after 24 employees allegedly tested positive for COVID-19.   The Ogle County Health Department on Friday announced that the Hormel Foods plant in Rochelle will have to be closed for two

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Friday announced 1,842 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 62 additional deaths.  Currently, the IDPH is reporting a total of 27,575 cases, including 1,134 deaths, in 92 counties in Illinois.

CHICAGO- In his Friday afternoon press conference about the ongoing pandemic, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced all schools in the state, public and private, will be closed for the remainder of the academic school year. “The science says the students can’t go back to their normal

PONTIAC – Eleven of the previously reported positive cases of COVID-19 have recovered in Livingston County.   On Friday the Livingston County Health Department had received 233 COVID-19 test results. Of that, 17 COVID-19 tests have been confirmed positive and 216 tests confirmed negative.

DIXON – Two of the sixteen COVID-19 afflicted in Lee County have fully recovered.   That’s according to the Lee County Health Department.  There were no new positive test results in Lee County announced on Thursday.