Watseka Mayor John Allhands said the public forum scheduled for April 2 to lay out the City of Watseka’s Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Details about the plan were to be...
The City of Monticello is also declaring a public health/local disaster emergency. It went into effect Sunday. Mayor Cathy Gross said the city is following the lead of the White County Board of Commissioners. This decision is...
A popular Vermilion County event every July has been canceled. The 2020 version of Balloons Over Vermilion is another victim of the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizers report the event relies on too many financial sponsors, and the...
The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) reported 115 new cases of COVID-19 in the state Wednesday, bringing the total up to 477. Two more people have died. The death count is now at 14. Four cases were reported in...
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet announced the Daybreak Center Homeless Shelter clients are being temporarily relocated into hotel rooms due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The move will follow its social distancing protocol...
As much as social media has become many people’s means to find what they want to know, it’s not the official source the public needs . Too many agencies/organizations seem to believe “if it’s posted, it’s out there.”
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...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS (Wed)MORNING...
* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.
* WHERE...Portions of northern Illinois and all of northwest Indiana.
* WHEN...Until 10 AM CDT this...
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 250 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including four deaths; a Chicago resident in his 50s, two Cook County residents both in their 60s, and a...
Several area hospitals have stepped up their visitor restrictions. Most are only allowing one parent or adult over the age of 18 per patient at a time. Newborn children are only allowed one life partner and people on...
