CHICAGO (AP) — The father of a 5-year-old girl who was found alone with her younger sister on a Chicago street says he had thought she was safe with her mother. Jamel Amos tells WLS-TV he rushed to Comer Children’s Hospital on Monday morning after learning that his daughter and her
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CHICAGO (AP) — Police say a 5-year-old Chicago boy has been hospitalized in critical condition after he was shot in the head in a drive-by shooting as he sat on a couch playing on an iPad. Chicago police say the shooting in the South Side neighborhood of Roseland happened at about 7:30 p.m.
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By MICHELLE R. SMITH and KATHY YOUNG Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Public health programs have seen a surge in enrollment as the coronavirus has swept through the U.S., killing more than 247,000 people. As state and local public health departments struggle with slashed budgets,
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois High School Association announced Tuesday that due to the new mitigation measures announced by Governor J.B. Pritzker that the winter sports season will be suspended. They say they are optimistic that sports could resume next year for IHSA student-athletes.
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced Tuesday that they will not be offering deer check stations for the upcoming 2020 firearm season. They say that due to the rising rates of COVID-19, they are not going to be able to monitor Chronic Wasting Disease in order
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PERU – Beginning Friday, the Peru Library is changing from browsing to only Lobby Service. Any requested material may be picked up Monday – Thursday 10am-6pm, Friday 10am-4pm, and Saturday 10am-1pm. You can call the Peru Library to request items to be picked up, or using their online
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PONTIAC – Sixty more residents of Livingston County have tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. There currently is 464 active cases according to the Livingston County Health Department. The Pontiac Correctional Center reports 111 staff members are battling the disease, with 102 inmates
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By JOHN O’CONNOR and SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has announced new COVID-19 restrictions that will cap crowds in retail stores and temporarily close museums and casinos. The first-term Democrat said Tuesday that he hopes the limits
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PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putnam, and Marshall County Health Department reported 2 additional COVID-19 related deaths in Bureau County, a male in his 90s and a female in her 80’s. Health Department Administrator Hector Gomez confirmed that there have been 9 COVID-19 related deaths reported
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OTTAWA – 8 new coronavirus-related deaths were reported Tuesday in LaSalle County, a new record high for daily death counts in the county. 125 new confirmed and probable cases were also reported, for a total of 4,877 cases since the start of the pandemic, with 106 COVID-19 related deaths
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