COVID-19

Kankakee County’s Most Credible UFO Encounter in Bourbonnais Remains a Mystery 35 Years Later

Bourbonnais, IL - As the weather warms and more people head outdoors, the likelihood of encountering the unknown increases.  On January 20, 1989, a significant UFO sighting was reported in...

Bourbonnais Beams: Cheer Camp Cheers on Young Spirit!

Bourbonnais, IL – Get ready to cheer loud and proud, Bourbonnais! The Bourbonnais Park District presents the Cheer...

Coal City Blood Drive Offers $15 E-Gift Card for Donations on May 23

Coal City, IL - Versiti Blood Centers is incentivizing blood donations with a $15 e-gift card for those...

Champaign County, Illinois 160,000-Square-Foot Event Center, Established in 1988, Sold in Midwest

Gifford, IL - Gordyville USA, a renowned auction house and event center in Champaign County, has been sold...

Shorewood Man Identified in Fatal Motorcycle Crash Involving School Bus with Students on Board

Shorewood, IL - A Shorewood man has been identified as the motorcyclist who died in a fatal crash...

Contact Tracers ask ‘Pick up the Phone’ in Illinois as Region 7 hits record, 11.4% Sunday

MANTENO - Sunday once again saw new records in the State of Illinois as the statewide rolling seven-day positivity rate reached 8.0% for the...

More local officials push back against latest Pritzker closure orders

By Cole Lauterbach | The Center Square (The Center Square) – More county and municipal leaders are saying they won’t enforce Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s latest round of...

Morris Hospital returns visitor restrictions as COVID-19 admissions climb

MORRIS – Morris Hospital is returning once again to restrictions on visitors as cases of the pandemic climb in the community. The new guidelines went...

Not-a-Trick: Illinois hits new COVID-19 record Halloween, nearly 8,000 cases

BOURBONNAIS – Illinois officials announced Saturday afternoon the state set a new record for positive COVID-19 cases in a single day.  The Illinois Department of...

US now first country with 100,000 daily COVID cases

The U.S. has become the first country in the world to surpass 100,000 daily cases of COVID-19. In all, 100,233 cases were reported Friday, shattering...

ISBE asks schools to work with sports recommendations, prioritize health of 1.76 million students

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois State Board of Education officials are urging school districts in state to prioritize the health of the 1.76 million children in...
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