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CHICAGO –  One day after Governor J.B. Pritzker threatened penalties on businesses if they fall short with coronavirus measures, Illinois saw its highest daily case count since late May.  The Illinois Department of Public Health reports 2,190

MARION, Ill. (AP) — A second inmate diagnosed with COVID-19 at the federal prison in Marion, Illinois, has died this week. The Federal Bureau of Prisons says 39-year-old Taiwan Davis died Wednesday at a hospital where he

BEARDSTOWN, Ill. (AP) — The body of a boy, one of two who went missing late Thursday, has been pulled by the Illinois River at Beardstown. Authorities say searchers recovered the identified boy early Friday near a

CHICAGO (AP) — The variety of fish swimming in Chicago’s waterways have increased in recent decades, which authorities attribute to a decline in pollution. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District reports there are nearly 60 different types of

OTTAWA –  Illinois Valley Community College’s Continuing Education Center will be offering a Food Service Sanitation course face-to-face from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Aug. 18-27 at the Ottawa Center in Ottawa.  The course assists the

  OTTAWA – OSF HealthCare Saint Elizabeth Medical Center has been named to Newsweek magazine’s 2020 list of Best Maternity Care Hospitals. The distinction recognizes facilities that have excelled in providing care to mothers, newborns, and their

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — A central Illinois barbershop that became the target of protests by racial justice activists has closed. The News-Gazette in Champaign reports Michael Long, the owner of Rogue Barber Co. in Champaign, announced in

DIXON – A man suspected of crashing his car into a Lee County Sheriff’s Deputy vehicle and fleeing on foot has not been captured.   The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is on the lookout for 34-year-old Donald