SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Tuesday announced 724 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 23 additional confirmed deaths. Locally, Pulaski County reported six new confirmed cases of COVID-19 while Johnson and Hamilton counties each reported one. Two new confirmed cases were reported in Jackson and Williamson counties respectively, while five…… read more »

CHICAGO (AP) – The controversial lawsuit case between Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) and Gov. J.B. Pritzker has regained momentum. As both parties have waited weeks for a decision on where the case would continue, U.S. Magistrate Judge Gilbert Sison remanded the case back to Clay County on Monday. The Illinois Attorney General’s office wanted consideration in…… read more »

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Monday announced 738 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 14 additional confirmed deaths. Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 142,461 cases, including 6,902 deaths, in 101 counties in Illinois. Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 26,918 specimens for a total of…… read more »

CHICAGO (AP) – A grant program to help small non-profit organizations provide food and housing assistance will begin taking applications on July 1, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs said today. “With more families in need of help due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it is putting a greater strain on non-profits that offer food and housing assistance,”…… read more »

CARBONDALE – A North Carolina man is accused of vandalism that allegedly happened during a planned protest Sunday night in Carbondale. At 7:30 p.m., a witness in the protest area reported to an assisting officer from the Carbondale Police Department that one of the demonstrators had spray painted a private property retaining wall in the 500 block…… read more »