IDPH: Marseilles long term care facility had 40 infections, one death
MARSEILLES- A long term care facility in Marseilles has had an outbreak of COVID-19 that the Illinois Department of Public Health has said resulted in 40 infections and one COVID-19 related death. Aperion Care has approximately 100
DeKalb County reports 8 new infections Friday
DEKALB – The DeKalb County Health Department reported 8 additional COVID-19 cases on Friday. Since the pandemic began, a total of 169 positive individuals have been found with one death. As of May 1st, 49 residents are
2,887 new cases of COVID-19 announced statewide Friday
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Friday announced 2,887 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 130 additional deaths. Currently, the IDPH is reporting a total of 73,760 cases, including 3,241 deaths, in 98 counties
Testing update – more recovered in Livingston County
PONTIAC – As of Friday, the Livingston County Health Department is reporting so far since the pandemic began, they have had 474 COVID-19 test results. Of that, 24 COVID-19 tests have been confirmed positive, 450 tests confirmed
Two new deaths related to COVID-19 in LaSalle County
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department announced Friday two COVID-19 related deaths in LaSalle County. A woman in her 40’s, and a woman in her 60’s, had earlier tested positive for COVID-19. “It is with a
Fisherman befriends lonely dolphin off the Kerry coast during lockdown
Your “Daily Dose of Uplift” for May 8th: A fisherman in Kerry, Ireland has been spending his days in lockdown alone on the water, until recently he happened upon the sight of Fungie the dolphin. Now he
Marseilles K9 receives donated body armor
MARSEILLES – The Marseilles Police Department’s K9 received a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a donation from non-profit Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. The vest for ‘Tucker’ was sponsored by James Bauer of Bethalto. Each
State Police rule out Iowa man in Zywicki case
LASALLE – An Iowa man suspected of multiple murders has been ruled out as a suspect in a 1992 abduction and murder in LaSalle County. On Wednesday, Clark Perry Baldwin, was arrested in Waterloo, IA, and charged
NASCAR at Chicagoland Speedway Canceled
JOLIET – The weekend of NASCAR racing at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet has been cancelled this year. The race, originally scheduled for June 18-21st, have been moved to Darlington to be raced on another date.
More than a million Illinois unemployment claims since pandemic began
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security Thursday released data they have now processed over a million claims since March 1. They say this is nearly 12 times the number of claims the department processed over