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The Illinois Department of Public Health announced that 937 new cases of the coronavirus disease were reported Tuesday with 26 additional deaths. Ford and Ogle counties have reported new cases of

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzger has extended the current “Stay at Home” order through the end of April. He made that announcement Tuesday. The current order was supposed to end next

Investigators now say that a fire that destroyed a historic building in Sullivan Indiana earlier this week may have been arson. The fire in the two story commercial building downtown occured around

Lawrence County States Attorney Michael Strange has announced that a Lawrenceville man was  recently sentenced to prison in Lawrence County Circuit Court. 54 year old Roger Gregory had previously

The Illinois Lottery has announced that the winning $1.3 million Lucky Day lottery ticket Sunday was purchased in Richland County. The ticket was bought at the Motomart at 1219 South West Street in

Lawrenceville Mayor Don Wagner has announced that due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and with concerns for public safety the April city council meeting on Thursday the 9th will be closed to

The Indiana State Department of Health announced 273 more cases of the coronavirus confirmed through testing Monday across the state. That brings to 1,786 the total number of residents known to

461 new cases of the coronavirus were reported Monday across the state according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. There were also 8 deaths including an inmate at the Stateville

Lawrenceville Police Sunday arrested 30 year old Johnathan Booher of Lawrenceville for Domestic Battery. No other details in the case were given in the report. Booher was booked into the Lawrence

The Indiana State Department of Public Health reported 290 new cases of the coronavirus disease this past weekend including two in Knox County. Good Samaritan Hospital and the Knox County Health