OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department is reporting 60 new cases of COVID-19 and one death in the county on Wednesday. According to the health department, the individual is a male in his 40’s. There have been a total of two hundred fifty COVID-19 related deaths in LaSalle
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GRANVILLE – The Village of Granville has a new police chief. Micheal Padilla, a former Oglesby Police Sergeant, was sworn in Tuesday night at Granville’s Village Hall. Former Police Chief Kevin Moore officially retired with 30 years of commitment to the village under his belt.
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UNDATED – The Illinois High School Association is authorizing medium risk sports to compete and all sports allowed to practice. The IHSA’s, Return To Play Guidelines were developed in collaboration with the Illinois Department of Public Health’s region data. According to IHSA
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Originally from Mendota, Dr. Kimberly K. Archer is a professor of Music Composition at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
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MENDOTA – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Illinois Conservation Foundation announced a number of Illinois schools will be getting grants for a program to add native habitat to school property. The Illinois Schoolyard Habitat Action Grant program provides funds for
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PERU – Mayor Scott Harl on Monday Night announced that a new bandshell will be coming to Centennial Park in Peru. Harl said they have been working with getting a commitment from a donor who will pay for the project, and they are ready to order it for use this season. They also
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PONTIAC – There are just under 200 active cases remaining of COVID-19 in Livingston County. The Livingston County Health Department announced on Tuesday that just 198 individuals are battling the novel coronavirus. Since the pandemic began, 3,653 residents have tested
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 4,318 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 33 additional deaths. – Champaign County: 2 females 60s, 1 male 60s – Clay County: 1 male 70s –
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UNDATED – One woman is dead after a 2-vehicle crash in Whiteside County on Monday. According to authorities, they responded to a 2-vehicle crash on Prophet Road just west of Luther Road. Upon arrival, deputies discovered the vehicles were reportedly fully engulfed in flames and involved a
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UNDATED – The Bureau, Putnam, and Marshall County Health Departments have scheduled vaccination clinics for this week. According to the departments, at this point in time, there is no online registry due to huge technical issues. On Wednesday, there will be a clinic at the Putnam
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