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Illinois Vaccine Count Tops 270 Thousand Doses
The numbers continue to increase for Illinois' coronavirus vaccine count. As of last week, the Illinois Department of Public Health said they have delivered 269 thousand doses to over 126 thousand peo...
MyRadioLink Jan 04, 2021 NIAID / CC

Nearly 4500 New COVID Cases Reported In Illinois
The number of COVID-19 cases in Illinois is inching closer to one-million. State health officials reported yesterday nearly 45-hundred new cases of the coronavirus, including 81 additional deaths. Cur...
MyRadioLink Jan 04, 2021 sergio santos / CC

Coles County Correctional Officer Accused Of Sexual Misconduct
A correctional officer in Coles County is accused of sexual misconduct involving a female jail inmate. The Coles County Sheriff's Office reported last week that they are aware of the allegation agains...
MyRadioLink Jan 04, 2021

Durbin Sworn Into Fifth Term As U.S. Senator
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin is beginning his fifth term in office. The Illinois Democrat was sworn into office yesterday. He was escorted to his swearing in on the Senate floor by U.S. Senator Tammy Duck...
MyRadioLink Jan 04, 2021 David / CC

Quadrantid Meteor Shower this Weekend
2021 is starting off strong with the peak of the Quadrantid meteor shower, which NASA calls one of the "best annual meteor showers," this weekend. According to the American Meteor Society, it has the ...
MyRadioLink Dec 31, 2020

House Passes Increased COVID Relief Checks
(Washington, DC) -- The House is passing a new coronavirus stimulus bill that would give Americans two-thousand-dollar checks. The measure would override the 600-dollar payments included in another re...
MyRadioLink Dec 28, 2020 ttarasiuk / CC

Olney Crash Results in the Death of Two
Two women were killed when a drunk driver crashed into a bar in Olney Saturday. According to the Illinois State Police, 60-year-old Michael Mattox, of Dundas struck the outdoor patio portion of Deuce'...
MyRadioLink Dec 28, 2020 Tony Webster / CC

Louisville Man Arrested in Home Invasion Case in Effingham
A Louisville man was arrested last night on multiple charges following a home invasion in Effingham. 31-year-old Dylan Hampton reportedly entered a garage at a residence on Hendelmeyer Avenue, not kno...
MyRadioLink Dec 23, 2020

Single Vehicle Traffic Crash in Douglas County Friday
According to Illinois State Police, there was a single vehicle traffic crash on US Route 45 near Tuscola Friday afternoon. Jeramiah A. Mckenzie, 34, of Tuscola, Illinois, was traveling on his 2004 Har...
MyRadioLink Dec 22, 2020

Coles County Receives COVID-19 Vaccinations
CHARLESTON, IL - The Coles County Health Department has delivered the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospital. Front-line health care workers at Sarah Bush Lincoln Hos...
MyRadioLink Dec 16, 2020


