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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

Lawrenceville Police Wednesday arrested 27 year old Sabrina Wilson of Lawrenceville on a charge of Domestic Battery. No other details surrounding the arrest were given in the report. Wilson was

The National Weather Service has extended the Flood Warning for the Embarras River at Lawrenceville until Saturday. The river Thursday morning was at 31.2 feet with minor flooding occuring. The

All four regions of the state are still on track to move into Phase Three of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzger’s “Restore Illinois”plan. The governor made that announcement during

The Knox County Indiana Commissioners voted this week to continue the visitation restrictions for the county courthouse in Vincennes through June 3rd. Most of the county offices located there are

The Lawrence Public Library Board of Trustees met Tuesday evening and after lengthy discussion voted 6-1 to approve a planned limited reopening on Monday June 1st. The reopening plan would have the

The Knox County Health Department reports a 23rd case of the coronavirus Tuesday. Officials say that a county resident who is employed outside the county has tested positive for the disease. The

The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that there were 1,545 new cases of the coronavirus disease across the state with 146 more deaths. With those totals that brings the

The Flood Warnings continue by the National Weather Service for both the Embarras River at Lawrenceville and the Wabash River at Vincennes. The Embarras Wednesday morning was at 30.86 feet and

Only one person remains in quarantine from the coronavirus in Knox County Tuesday. That according to information released by the Knox County Health Department. That person was infected last week