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  OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department reports 24 new novel coronavirus cases on Sunday.  The cases range in ages from four  children under 13 years of age to three people in their 80s.  The Sunday

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health said on Sunday that 4,062 new cases of coronavirus have been reported.  The state also said that 24 people died of the virus in the past 24 hours.  Saturday,

OTTAWA – LaSalle County and the state of Illinois saw record coronavirus cases reported on Saturday.  The LaSalle County Health Department says 57 people tested positive in the past 24 hours for the novel coronavirus, while the

By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Physician Ngoze Ezike, the state’s public health director, is pleading with Illinois residents to resist “COVID fatigue” and to keep wearing face coverings after months of the

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago police chief says an officer who shot a Black couple inside a vehicle has been fired after committing “multiple policy and procedure violations.” The shooting earlier this week in Waukegan,

CHICAGO (AP) — An organization in Chicago that advocates for the city’s central business district has decided to remove some decorative clusters of lights and speakers from the downtown area. The Chicago Loop Alliance is uninstalling “Lightscape,”

OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department reported that the county’s COVID-19 Risk Metric has been moved to orange. In a media release on Friday, the health department said they’ve seen a “concerning” rise in the number

SPRINGFIELD – A LaSalle County resident in her 90’s is reported to be the 63rd and most recent COVID-19 related death. The LaSalle County Health Department confirmed the death along with 30 new cases of coronavirus, for