The City of Lawrenceville has announced that it is continuing to moniter the area of the downtown building collapses in the 1100 block of State Street. They are consulting with structural experts along with utility companies and the Illinois Department of Transportation to determine a prudent and safe course of action to move forward. The buildings that fell are privately owned and the city is not responsible for them, but they are responsible for public safety and the immediate area remains closed to pedestrian and vehicular traffic with detours continuing around the courthouse square. People are asked to stay out of and avoid blockaded areas near the site.