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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

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is offering safety tips for hunting as sportsmen and -women head for the field this fall and winter. Illinois provides ample opportunity for hunters in the coming months, with seasons for fall and winter waterfowl, upland

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health said Saturday that in the past 24 hours there have been 12,438 confirmed or probable cases of the new coronavirus.  That would make the 2nd highest today since the pandemic began, as Friday’s total of just over 10,000 has been