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Illinois health officials announced 5,343 new coronavirus cases and 130 deaths Saturday.

Edith Brady-Lunny Edith began her career as a reporter with The DeWitt County Observer, a weekly newspaper in Clinton. From 2007 to June 2019, Edith covered crime and legal issues for The Pantagraph, a daily newspaper in Bloomington, Illinois. She previously worked as a correspondent for The Pantagraph covering courts and local government issues in central Illinois. Edith joined WGLT as a correspondent in 2019. • Jan 14, 2021 In arguments Wednesday before the Illinois Supreme Cou...

Illinois COVID-19 Update: Renewed calls to lift indoor dining restrictions as IL reports 6,652 new cases, 88 deaths ABC 7 Chicago Digital Team Will, Kankakee counties could move down to Tier 3 Friday Replay Video Illinois health officials reported 6,652 new COVID-19 cases and 88 deaths Thursday. The total number of cases in Illinois now stands at 1,052,682, with a total of 17,928 deaths, since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. WATCH: Gov. Pritzker gives COVID-19 update on Jan....

For Immediate Release - January 14, 2021 Public Health Officials Announce 6,652 New Cases of Coronavirus Disea...

WGLT file photo / WGLT UPDATED 12:05 P.M. | Bloomington-Normal hospital capacity showed some improvement Thursday as McLean County health officials announced 32 new coronavirus cases. The McLean County Health Department (MCHD) said 84% of hospital beds are in use, down from 92% the last two days. ICU beds are 73% full in Bloomington-Normal. Twenty-one McLean County residents are currently hospitalized with COVID symptoms.   Credit McLean County Health Department The county’s total of pr...

Illinois health officials announced 6,652 new coronavirus cases and 88 deaths Thursday.

A COVID-19 outbreak at the Danville Correctional Center continues to worsen. On Monday, the state reported 571 active cases among inmates — up by 108 from Christmas Eve. Another 53 prison staffers also have active cases — up by two from Thursday. The outbreak led to Vermilion County on Saturday reporting its largest single-day increase in cases — 519, for a period that covered Nov. 14 to Dec. 23. On Monday, the Vermilion County Public Health Department reported 88 new cases count...

Board member Jim Harrington said it would likely depend on where the turbines were, noting the taller ones could be “more obtrusive,” depending on the layout. “It depends on where they end up,” he said. “If it is a taller structure, it would be more obtrusive to non- and participating structures to that spot, wherever it is.” Oliger said Federal Aviation Administration permits submitted by Apex propose locations of 75 of the towers and assume heights of up to 743 feet.  MONTICELLO ...

Outdoornews December 24, 2020 Captain Laura Petreikis In Bureau County, CPO Kiprono responded to an incident involving an African River Boar who had escaped from his pen in rural Bureau County. A neighbor, approximately one mile down the road, discovered the boar in her backyard after her dog would not stop barking. Upon further investigation, it was revealed the African River Boar was a 1.5 year old male, approximately 100 pounds and named Buddy. The boar returned to his home on his own unharm...

Countries across the world have halted air travel to the U.K., and France banned British trucks from entering for a period of 48 hours, while a new strain of the coronavirus is assessed. BLOOMINGTON — The McLean County Health Department reported 75 new probable or confirmed cases on Tuesday, bringing the county’s total to 10,851. A total of 1,037 people are isolating at home. The health department also reported 9,711 have been released from isolation and are considered recovered...