Livingston County sees another positive COVID-19 case
PONTIAC – Another resident of Livingston County has tested positive for coronavirus, the health department announced on Tuesday. The individual who tested positive is a female in their 70s who is recovering in isolation at this time.
Lee County reports 1 additional COVID-19 case
DIXON – The Lee County Health Department reported an additional positive case of COVID-19 on Tuesday. With the new case, an individual in their 20’s, the county has now had 117 positive cases since the start of
DeKalb County reports 13 more coronavirus cases
DEKALB – 13 additional positive cases of coronavirus were reported in DeKalb County on Tuesday. The DeKalb County Health Department announced that there have been 746 total cases in the county, along with 23 deaths from COVID-19
Nearly 1,000 new COVID-19 cases in the state
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced 955 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state, including 23 additional deaths. Laboratories have reported 29,745 total specimens over the past 24 hours. The IDPH reports that
Single mom donates lottery winnings to officer wounded in line of duty
Your “Daily Dose of Uplift” for July 21st: With only $7 to her name, Shetara Sims, a single mom who lost her job a month ago due to the pandemic, found a $1 bill in a grocery
Bureau and Putnam County both announce new COVID-19 cases
PRINCETON – 2 more cases of COVID-19 were reported in Bureau and Putnam Counties. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Bureau County has confirmed 54 confirmed cases and Putnam County has seen 3. Marshall County has confirmed
LCHD reports 6 new recovered COVID-19 cases
OTTAWA – LaSalle County Health Department reported 7 additional cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, along with 6 new recovered cases. The age of those individuals who tested positive range from their 30s to their 80s. Since the
Harmless funnel clouds put on a show across North Central Illinois
OTTAWA – A number of reported funnel clouds darted across North Central Illinois Monday afternoon, but were all harmless. The cold air funnels were caused by the air aloft being colder than the air underneath the clouds.
K of C Tootsie Roll Fundraiser set for Mendota
MENDOTA – Mendota City Council approved a request Monday from the Knights of Columbus regarding their annual People with Intellectual Disabilities Tootsie Roll Fundraiser. The group requested the use of the corners of Main and Meriden Streets
Oglesby ahead of state average on census but behind 2010
OGLESBY – At the Monday night Oglesby city council meeting it was announced that the community is ahead of the state average in responding to the 2020 census. In the latest update the Illinois Public Health Association