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WASHINGTON (AP) — Defying fears of another slowdown, U.S. businesses kept hiring at a solid pace in October. Yet there are signs they remain cautious about the economy’s future as the pandemic worsens. The Labor Department said Friday that employers added 638,000 jobs and the unemployment

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois public health officials have announced 10,009 new cases of COVID-19, including 42 additional deaths. The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday say the number of coronavirus cases in Illinois is approaching 500,000. The death toll is 10,196 deaths. In the past

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has tested negative for the COVID-19 virus after learning he may have been exposed during a meeting to someone who tested positive for the coronavirus. The governor’s office says Saturday that members of Pritzker’s staff who

CHICAGO (AP) — A former jail guard has filed a federal lawsuit against the Cook County sheriff for allegedly dismissing her bid to become a courthouse deputy because she failed a fitness test.  Fifty-nine-year-old Denise Hobbs claims the test is discriminatory based on age, sex and race. The

OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department on Sunday reports 79 new coronavirus cases.  That gives the county an all time high of 102 cases per day on a 7 day moving average basis.  No new deaths were reported on Sunday however. New Cases include: • (2) Males, youth <13 • (2)

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday reported 10,009 new coronavirus cases on Sunday.  It is the third day that the state has had over 10,000 cases, and the third day the state has used new CDC reporting guidelines of adding together both cases that are