Illinois American Water donates portion of $58,000 to local COVID-19 relief
BELLEVILLE – Illinois American Water and the American Water Charitable Foundation are donating a portion of over $58,000 to COVID-19 relief funds to organizations across the area. “Now more than ever, we must all come together to
111 New Coronavirus Deaths in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health has announced 111 new deaths in Illinois, and 2,325 new confirmed cases. Public Health officials say the deaths range from a man in his 20s to two women in
LaSalle County Covid-19 Cases Tops The Hundred Mark
OTTAWA – Nine new coronavirus cases and one more death were confirmed Saturday by the LaSalle County Health Department. According to the health department, the 9 cases range from a woman in her 30’s to a man
Pritzker’s Daily Briefing Streak Over At 61
CHICAGO – This is the first weekend since March that Governor J.B. Pritzker will not give his daily briefing on Illinois’s response to Covid-19. Pritzker said on Thursday that the streak of daily briefings will end on
Scientists Differ on Projected Illinois Covid Deaths
SPRINGFIELD – Two prominent universities have different scenarios for the Covid-19 pandemic in Illinois. The University of Washington Institute for Health Metrics, which was speculated to have been used by the White House in March to justify
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