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Associated Press reports indicate that that the lawsuit challenging the validity of the Illinois stay-at-home order will be transferred from state to federal court. Illinois Attorney General Kwame

The Illinois Department of Public Health has announced that there were 2,268 new cases of the coronavirus across Illinois Thursday with 87 more deaths. That now brings the statewide total of cases

Lawrenceville Police report the arrest of 47 year old Donald Musser of Lawrenceville. he has been preliminarily charged with Criminal Trespass and Domestic Battery. No other arrest details were

The National Weather Service has continued the Flood Warning for the Embarras River at Lawrenceville until Saturday. The river Friday morning was at 31.34 feet and continuing to fall toward its 30

The Vincennes Parks Board Wednesday night recommended that Rainbow Beach at Gregg Park be closed for the summer season. Parks Director Steve Beamon said it was a tough decision to make, but there

A Red Hill High School student was selected as the winner of 15th District Congressman John Shimkus’s final Art Competition. An oil painting entitled “War Paints” by Lydia Higgins

The Lawrence Unit 20 Board of Education met in regular session Wednesday and were given end of the year updates from building principals and Superintendent Doug Daugherty. Daughtery told the board

The Lawrence County Board met Wednesday and recieved an update from Lawrence County Health Department Administrator Amy Marley on the local response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Marley said

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzger announced Wednesday that Phase 3 of his “Restore Illinois” reopening plan has been updated. In Phase 3 which begins June 1st, resteraunts and bars will

The Illinois Department of Public Health has reported 2,338 new case of coronavirus in the state Wednesday with 147 additional deaths. With those new totals, there have now been over 100,000 cases