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COVID-19 now third leading cause of death in Illinois
COVID-19 is now the third leading cause of death in Illinois. At his daily news conference, Governor JB Pritzker says 11,014 people in Illinois have now lost their battle with the virus and the daily ...
Nov 18, 2020
Clinton County reporting three more COVID-deaths; Marion County 76 new cases
The Clinton County Health Department reported three more COVID-19 related deaths on Wednesday bringing their total number of deaths to 52. The deaths were males in their 70s and 90s and a female in th...
Nov 18, 2020
Four indicted in scheme to allegedly influence Speaker Madigan
CHICAGO (AP) - Four people, including an associate of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, have been charged with orchestrating a bribery scheme with Commonwealth Edison. The alleged scheme had the...
Nov 18, 2020
2020 11/20 - Michael Tate
Michael Tate, 58, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away on November 17, 2020 at his residence. Michael graduated from Kaskaskia College with an Associates degree. He was a member of East Hickory Hill...
Nov 18, 2020
Marion County State's Attorney files reckless homicide charges against Alma woman
A 28-year-old Alma woman has been charged with two counts of reckless homicide in connection with an accident on the north side of Salem that claimed two lives in November of last year. The charges fi...
Nov 18, 2020
Big tax reduction coming to Selmaville School District residents
The Selmaville Grade School Board is holding the line on this year’s tax levy and then plans significant reductions in future years as bonds for the Junior High addition are paid off. Superinten...
Nov 18, 2020
Salem Police investigate two vehicle burglaries
Salem Police are investigating a burglary to two motor vehicles. Both were parked at a residence in the one-thousand block of South Jefferson. Personal items and an undisclosed amount of cash were sto...
Nov 18, 2020
Two treated on scene following car-deer accident
Two people were treated on the scene but refused hospital treatment following a car-deer crash on US 50 east of the overpass in Odin. Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies say the car was driven by 4...
Nov 18, 2020
2020 11/20 - Janice Womack
Janice Womack, age 80 of Salem, passed away on Monday November 16, 2020 at SSM Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt Vernon. She worked in Kankakee State hospital, hospitals in Wyoming, St Mary's Hospital in ...
Nov 18, 2020
A unified message from the Clinton County Health Department and HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital Breese on COVID-19
Unedited statement provided by Clinton County Health Department and HSHS St. Josephs Hospital in Breese As Clinton County continues to experience much higher rates in COVID-19 cases, the Clinton Count...
Nov 18, 2020
