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Livingston County awaiting further test results
WSPL ONLY – PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department is still awaiting 11 test results, but so far have only found two positive cases of COVID 19 since the 21st of March. They have completed 49
Dixon hospital hopes for quicker testing
WGLC ONLY DIXON – KSB Hospital in Dixon is pursuing point-of-care testing solutions that would allow them to process a large number of tests daily through their lab. Several major pharmaceutical companies will release FDA approved tests
Coronavirus upends high school seniors’ college decisions
CHICAGO (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has made the nerve-wracking experience of picking a college all the more difficult for Illinois’ high school students as campus visits are canceled and admission deadlines get pushed back amid the
Governor vows to increase testing as COVID-19 cases surge
CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker says Illinois will soon more than double the number of COVID-19 tests it can administer each day as the number of cases in the state surged. Public health officials announced 1,105
1,105 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health today announced 1,105 new cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 18 additional deaths. Cook County: male 50s, 2 females 60s, 2 males 70s, 3 females 70s, 2 males 80s,
Expert predicts up to 200K US deaths
WASHINGTON DC (AP) – The top infectious disease expert in the American government is making a dire prediction of 100,000 to 200,000 deaths in the U.S. and millions of cases of coronavirus infections. Meantime, Spain and Italy
Aurora Mayor and Police Chief Test Positive for COVID-19
AURORA- The Kane County Health Department confirmed Friday that Aurora Mayor Richard C. Irvin and Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman for COVID-19. Both were tested last Saturday after an Aurora Police supervisor tested positive for COVID-19. “I
Notaries now allowed to perform duties remotely
SPRINGFIELD- Secretary of State Jesse White and Governor JB Pritzker have partnered to temporarily allow Illinois notaries public the authority to perform remote, online notarizations during the COVID-19 pandemic under the governor’s executive order. Notaries can now
Lee County State’s Attorney Warns of COVID Scams
DIXON – As the pandemic crisis continues, Lee County State’s Attorney Charley Boonstra warns of an increase in scams related to COVID-19. His office has received reports of robocalls and fraudulent emails to individuals hoping to get
LaSalle County has first death from COVID-19
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County man who was the fourth case in the county with COVID-19 has passed away. The release Saturday Morning from the LaSalle County Health Department said the man was in his 80’s. Administrator
Illinois National Guard to help test for COVID-19 in Bloomington
SPRINGFIELD – More Illinois National Guard Soliders and Airmen are being called into service to help with the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor J.B. Pritzker has activated 50 Soldiers from the 3637th Maintenance Company and 10
Restaurants, trying to stay afloat, revamp menus, operations
CINCINNATI (AP) — With business sinking under coronavirus outbreak restrictions, restaurants are transforming operations and menus to try to stay afloat. For an Italian restaurant in New York City, that meant sending meals out for delivery for
LaSalle County Announces 4th Case of COVID-19
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department says a man in his 80’s is the fourth to come down with the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19. On Friday they say the individual is in isolation at a
In Iran, false belief a poison fights virus kills hundreds
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian media reports nearly 300 people have been killed and more than 1,000 sickened by ingesting toxic methanol across the Islamic Republic out of the false belief it kills the new coronavirus. That’s
Lee County Officials have phone conference with Surgeon General
DIXON – Lee County officials participated in a phone conference Wednesday with Surgeon General Jerome Adams and several other high-ranking government officials. Surgeon General Adams placed significant emphasis on the importance of the response at the local
Chicago uses hotels for quarantine to ease hospital demand
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s plan to reserve at least 1,000 hotel rooms for coronavirus patients through partnerships with five hotels is the first such strategy unveiled in the U.S. But it’s unlikely to be the last. Government
Chicago mayor thinking about closing city trails, parks
CHICAGO (AP) — A frustrated Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she’s thinking about closing city trails and parks after seeing large “packs” of people on the trails along Lake Michigan. The state of Illinois is under a
Review: Virus could close Illinois community health centers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Hundreds of health care facilities in Illinois that largely serve low-income and minority communities are facing financial chaos because they’ve canceled most routine doctor visits in an attempt to stymie the coronavirus pandemic,
New York struggles with coronavirus, US deaths top 1,000
NEW YORK (AP) — New York authorities mobilized to head off a public health disaster with the city’s emergence as the nation’s biggest coronavirus hot spot a warning flare — and perhaps a cautionary tale for the
Confined by virus – Frenchman runs marathon on balcony
PARIS (AP) — In the age of confinement, Elisha Nochomovitz figured out a way to run a marathon anyway – back and forth on his balcony. He ran 26.2 miles straight, never leaving his 23-foot balcony. He