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Mar 17, 2021 7:51 AM
(CHICAGO) The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 1,997 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, with 19 additional deaths. The state’s death toll due to the coronavirus is now at 20,973. In the latest vaccination report from the state, there have been 5.39 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine delivered to providers in Illinois as of Tuesday. Nearly 4.2 million vaccinations have been administered statewide with the latest seven day rolling average of vaccins given daily at over 102,000. For continued updates, go online to dph.illinois.gov, or if questions, call the toll-free State DPH HealthLine at 1-800-889-3931.
Yep, in a spring training game.
With his New York Mets teammates cheering, dancing and going crazy in the dugout, Luis Guillorme stood at the plate for more than 10 minutes against rocket-armed St. Louis reliever Jordan Hicks, eventually drawing a 22-pitch walk Sunday.
“It’s pretty cool,” Guillorme said.
Guillorme took a called strike on the first pitch, then swung and missed at the second. Quickly down 0-2, the backup infielder wound up hitting 16 foul balls nine in a row with a full count.
Pete Alonso, Michael Conforto and the rest of the Mets got more and more animated with every curve, changeup and fastball, including a half-dozen at 100 mph. Finally, Guillorme took a slider down and in for ball four and trotted to first base as the shouts and hollers erupted.
(CHICAGO) The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 1,700 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday with 55 additional deaths. The state's new .
Mar 12, 2021 8:12 AM
(NEWTON) The Jasper County Board had its regular monthly meeting for March last night (3/11/21) in Newton. The Board : approved all payment of all county bills as presented : approved the annual agreement with the University of Illinois Extension Service : approved the annual contract for CIC Accounting Software : approved the Jasper County Highway Department Engineering Service agreement with Connor & Connor Engineers : approved the $57,621 bid from the Truck Center in Effingham for a new 2022 Tandem Axle Freightliner with a trade in accepted : agreed to renew the Material Tax Levy on the April 6, 2021 ballot : heard and reviewed the various department reports : and noted a special meeting of the Board to be held Wednesday night, March 31, at 8:00, to open and consider bids for the Jasper County Law Enforcement Center Project : the next regular monthly meeting for the Jasper County Board will be April 15, 2021.