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MENDOTA – Mendota High School has released their back to class plan this fall, and it involves most students attending full days.   The decision was announced Thursday that class periods would be longer, but students would have half as many classes each day.  To round out the curriculum,

PONTIAC – Another resident of Livingston County has tested positive for coronavirus, the health department reported. The individual, a female in their 30s, is recovering in isolation. As of July 23rd, the LCHD has received 3,898 COVID-19 tests, with 67 of those having been confirmed

DEKALB – 11 more individuals have tested positive for COVID-19 in DeKalb County. The DeKalb County Health Department has now reported 774 total positive cases, along with 24 deaths. Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Living Center has seen 26 positive cases in staff and 55 in residents, with 12

PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putnam, and Marshall County Health Department reported an additional case of COVID-19. The individual, a female in her 20s from Bureau County, is recovering at home at this time. Officials are currently working to identify those who were in contact with the resident

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed 1,624 new cases of coronavirus, as well as 20 additional deaths. The IDPH is reporting in total 166,925 cases with 7,367 deaths in the state. This marks the most cases confirmed in a single day since the 25th of May. As of

OTTAWA – 14 new COVID-19 cases were announced in LaSalle County on Thursday. The individuals who tested positive range in age from youth to their 70s, and make 378 total cases since the start of the pandemic. The LaSalle County Health Department also confirmed 2 more recovered cases for the

PERU – Authorities are warning of an unemployment benefits scam that is occurring around Illinois.  The Peru Police Department on Wednesday alerted residents to a scam where individuals are receiving a debit card for unemployment benefits from the state which they never applied for. 

PONTIAC – Livingston County Health Department confirmed that two more residents have tested positive for COVID-19. These individuals are a male in their 40s and a female in their 40s, who was asymptomatic at the time of testing. They’re both recovering at home in isolation. Since the

PRINCETON – 3 more residents of Bureau County have tested positive for coronavirus. The Bureau, Putnam, and Marshall County Health Departments confirm that the individuals, two males in their 50s and another in their 20s, are recovering at home at this time. There have now been 81 confirmed