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FARMER CITY — A Farmer City man is one of two central Illinois residents who have been indicted in federal court in Peoria for fraud after they allegedly stole more than $2 million from the company they worked for as well as banks and customers. Jeffrey Gibbs, 55, of Farmer City made his initial appearance in federal court, Peoria, this week. An initial trial date has been scheduled for March 15. Gibbs was arrested Dec. 18. He was released following Monday’s hearing with conditions th...

A warning, from the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District: If you attended Urbanas Rest-Oration Church (1720 Philo Road) anytime between Dec. 12 and Tuesday, you could have been exposed to COVID-19. "If you were present during this time period, get tested immediately, self-quarantine and then retest this weekend," the health district advised in an announcement early Tuesday evening. "Please stay at home and do not attend any gatherings. "If you develop symptoms over the next 14 days, please t...

Two former boat dealership employees are charged in a $2 million fraud scheme. Federal prosecutors have charged two former employers of a central Illinois boat and watercraft dealership in an alleged $2 million fraud scheme. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Central Illinois announced the charges Monday against Jeffrey Gibbs, 55, of Farmer City, and Kara Wilkey, 45, of Maroa. Gibbs made his first appearance Monday in U.S. District Court in Peoria. Wilkey is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 1...

Reply There have been 679 coronavirus deaths in Lake County since the pandemic began. (Shutterstock) DEERFIELD, IL — Like every other municipality in Illinois, the Village of Deerfield has been dealing with its own unique data points regarding the coronavirus. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, 1,203 people have contracted COVID-19 in Deerfield since the outbreak began. Thats an increase of 75 cases since Patchs last report on Dec. 11. For further comparison, there was an...

CLINTON — Another wind farm is looking at DeWitt County as a potential landing spot for a project. “Engie is interested in developing the BlueBird Wind Project in DeWitt County because of the excellent wind resource and existing electrical transmission infrastructure in the area,” writes Cheryl Sun. “We believe that the land you own in our proposed project area has good characteristics for development.” Messages left for Sun and for the press office at Engie North Am...

Reply The most deaths in a single day in Arlington Heights since the start of the outbreak was six on May 23. (Shutterstock) ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL — Like every other municipality in Illinois, Arlington Heights has been dealing with its own unique data points regarding the coronavirus. According to the Cook County Medical Examiner, 90 people have died due to COVID-19 in Arlington Heights since April 8. That marks eight new deaths since our last report on Dec. 11. For further comparison, there ...

5 New Deaths, 162 Coronavirus Cases Since Last Week In Glenview Patch 12/18/2020 Eric DeGrechie © Shutterstock The most deaths in a single day in Glenview since the pandemic began was four on April 14 and Dec. 11. GLENVIEW, IL — Like every other municipality in Illinois, the Village of Glenview has been dealing with its own unique data points regarding the coronavirus. According to the Cook County Medical Examiner, 71 people have died due to COVID-19 in Glenview since Apr...

Reply The most deaths in a single day since the pandemic began was four on Nov. 12 and Nov. 19. (Shutterstock) NORTHBROOK, IL — Like every other municipality in Illinois, the Village of Northbrook has been dealing with its own unique data points regarding the coronavirus. According to the Cook County Medical Examiner, 85 people have died due to COVID-19 in Northbrook since March 29. That marks seven new deaths since Patchs last report on Dec. 11. For further comparison, there were four new de...

Warner Hospital and Health Services / Facebook Many rural areas avoided the worst of the pandemic in its early stages. Now, it seems the coronavirus is everywhere, straining hospitals that have fewer resources to address an ongoing health crisis. Hospitals with fewer beds fill quickly during a pandemic. On Thursday, nearly half of the patients hospitalized at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln were COVID-19 patients. It was soon apparent in talking with Dr. William Lytollis how b...

The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from Dec. 10-16 is 10.0%. The test positivity rate is a metric the state began providing in late October. It is calculated by using the total number of positive tests over the total number of tests. This is the metric being used to by state health officials to make decisions about mitigations. As of Wednesday night, 4,751 people in Illinois were reported to be hospitalized with COVID-19. Of those, 1,056 patients were in the ICU with COVID-19 ...