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PONTIAC – The first rabid bat of 2020 in Livingston County was identified this week. The Livingston County Health Department say the bat was found in the 800 block of Reynolds Street in Pontiac. No residents or pets were exposed to the animal. Authorities say bats are the primary carriers

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health has reported the first confirmed human case of West Nile virus in Illinois for this year.  A DuPage County resident in her 40’s became ill in mid-August.  Last year, Illinois saw 28 human cases including one death.  Monitoring for

PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putnam, and Marshall County Health Departments reported positive cases in all three counties. All 11 are recovering at home with 7 from Bureau County, 2 in Putnam County, and 2 in Marshall County. The health department that serves the counties have seen 562 cases in

OTTAWA – LaSalle and DeKalb Counties both reported additional COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. LaSalle County reported 9 new cases and 18 were announced in DeKalb. LaSalle County also noted that 2 previously reported cases were found to reside outside of the county and have now been

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,337 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, along with 30 additional deaths. These deaths include a LaSalle County male in his 70’s who was previously reported by the county health department. Since the start of the pandemic, the

CHICAGO (AP) — The University of Illinois Board of Trustees are suing to try to stop nurses at the University of Illinois Hospital from striking this weekend. The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Cook County Circuit Court names the Illinois Nurses Association as a defendant and seeks a temporary