New infections at Sheridan Prison
SHERIDAN- New infectious of COVID-19 were found at the Sheridan Correctional Facility. This comes after weeks of being on lockdown with extensive testing and sanitation procedures in place. The IDOC reported on Tuesday one new staff
33rd Annual Naperville RibFest Cancelled
NAPERVILLE – The Exchange Club of Naperville, organizers of the 2020 Ribfest, have announced that the 33rd annual festival is cancelled this year due to COVID-19 related concerns. This would have been the first time the
1,545 new infections in Illinois, 146 COVID-19 related deaths
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Tuesday announced 1,545 new cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 146 additional deaths. Since the pandemic began, the IDPH has reported a total of 98,030 cases, including 4,379
Four new COVID-19 infections; county passes 125 total
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department confirmed Tuesday an additional four COVID-19 cases in LaSalle County bringing the total to 125 cases. The additional cases are three women and one man. The cases remain in
Kenny Chesney to pay all the employees for his cancelled tour for the rest of the year
Your “Daily Dose of Uplift” for May 19th: It was announced last week that Kenny Chesney would be postponing his 2020 Chillaxification Tour in lieu of the global pandemic. The tour was set to be monstrously successful
Barge breaks free, strikes Ottawa bridge
OTTAWA – Authorities are monitoring the situation in Ottawa after a barge struck a bridge Tuesday. The flooding of the Illinois River caused a barge upstream to break loose, coming to a rest against the northernmost
Illinois River flooding to approach record again
UTICA – Portions of area roads and property are flooded this morning as the Illinois River continues to rise in many areas. Marseilles, however, has reported a crest already around 2 AM. In Utica, the fast rising
Library to offer curbside in LaSalle
LASALLE – LaSalle Mayor Jeff Grove announced that the LaSalle Public Library is preparing for curbside drop-off and pick-up. Grove mentioned this at Monday’s City Council meeting, as well as the library’s upcoming June program, Rolling Robotics.