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* Press release… The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 8,828 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 181 additional deaths. - Boone County: 1 male 90s - Bureau County: 1 female 90s - Carroll County: 1 female 60s - Champaign County: 1 female 70s - Christian County: 1 female 80s - Clinton County: 2 females 90s, 1 male 90s - Coles County: 1 female 80s - Cook County: 1 male 20s, 3 males 40s, 6 males 50s, 3 females 60s, 5 m...

4 months ago in Local dlappen Photo: Saga Communications SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 8,828 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 181 additional deaths. – Boone County: 1 male 90s – Bureau County: 1 female 90s – Carroll County: 1 female 60s – Champaign County: 1 female 70s – Christian County: 1 female...

The crash happened on US Route 51 at Sunset Road at 6:12 a.m.  Police said Robert Friscia, 66, of Buford, Georgia, was driving south on US Route 51 approaching Ten Mile Creek when he went off the road and into the media.  He hit an embankment, went airborne, and landed on the drivers side.  The road was shut down for about two hours following the crash.  Friscia was taken the hospital with non life threatening injuries. He was issued a citation for Improper Lane Usage.

/ MyRadioLink.com For Immediate Release – December 17, 2020 Public Health Officials Announce 8,828 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 8,828 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 181 additional deaths. – Boone County: 1 male 90s – Bureau County: 1 female 90s – Carroll County: 1 female 60s – Champaign County: 1 female 70s – Christian County: 1 female 8...

Vaccine distribution update: Our very first doses were delivered first to our RHCC hubs, then on to 45 counties and local health departments, finally, arriving at 77 hospitals statewide. I’m pleased that all shipments arrived safely and securely over the last two days. pic.twitter.com/IdUI3NcBHb — Governor JB Pritzker (@GovPritzker) December 17, 2020 On the day that about 220 health care workers in Champaign County got their first round of the COVID-19 vaccine, Carle Foundation Hospit...

Courtesy of Meyer Agri-Air Originally published on December 10, 2020 11:56 am In late July 2019, a group of migrant farmworkers from south Texas was working in a cornfield in DeWitt County, Ill., when suddenly a crop duster flew overhead, spraying them with pesticides. Panicked, the crew, which included teenagers and a pregnant woman, ran off the field with clothes doused in pesticides. Their eyes and throats burned and some had trouble breathing. It happened again two weeks later, this tim...

Social distancing and other contagion protocols are difficult behind bars, but an investigation by WFAA and The Marshall Project showed that the spread of COVID-19 behind bars was also due to the Texas Department of Criminal Justices lackluster response, potentially exacerbating outbreaks and putting surrounding communities at risk. The agencys website lists the prisoners who have died from the virus. Below is a list of those people, including Campos.  Among the list are four people who offici...

BLOOMINGTON — McLean Countys top health administrator said Saturday that news of the nations first COVID-19 vaccine arriving in the U.S. Monday represents "a light of hope at the end of the tunnel." "It doesnt mean that the fight is over, but we are one step closer to getting back to normal," said the official, Jessica McKnight. The federal emergency use authorization for multinational pharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc. and its German partner BioNTech clears the vaccines usage....

New cases: 119 in Champaign County, 100 in Vermilion, 18 in Ford, 11 in Piatt (over 2 days), 27 on UI campus, 8,256 statewide. ... New 7-day positivity rates: Champaign

The Courier Photo submitted First National Bank and Trust Company, in partnership with the DeWitt County Development Council, recently awarded $15,000 to four local businesses as a result of REV, an event helping local business owners ignite their business.  First National Bank and Trust Company hosts REV, a small business pitch competition, as a way to reinvest in local businesses and entrepreneurs. With $15,000 at stake, applicants were given 10 minutes to pitch their business ideas with fiv...