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Coles County Health Department Announces Two Additional Deaths of Individuals with COVID-19
(Charleston), IL - Coles County Health Department is saddened to announce the death of Two additional Coles County residents with COVID-19. The individuals were residents at Charleston Rehab and Healt...
May 24, 2020
Public Health Officials Announce 2,758 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease
SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 2,758 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 110 additional deaths. Boone County: 1 male 40s C...
May 22, 2020
Motorcycle/Vehicle Accident Friday in Tuscola, IL
Two are hospitalized and in serious condition following a motorcycle/vehicle crash in Douglas County Friday, May 22nd. According to Illinois State Police Nathan Hershberger was stopped at a stop sign ...
May 22, 2020
COVID-19 Coles County Case updates
(Charleston), IL Coles County Health Department, (CCHD) was notified today of Three additional laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases. Our total confirmed COVID-19 laboratory positive case count for Cole...
May 22, 2020
Hall of Famer Jerry Sloan Dies at age of 78
Jerry Sloan, the coach who took the Utah Jazz to the NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998 on his way to a spot in the Basketball Hall of Fame, died today. He was 78. The Jazz said he died from complications re...
May 22, 2020
Illinois Chamber of Commerce Statement on Record Unemployment
"We are calling on Governor Prizker to begin including unemployment numbers in his metrics for Illinois' reopening plan", said Illinois Chamber President and CEO Todd Maisch. "Over 16 percent unemploy...
May 21, 2020
COVID-19 Coles County Case updates
(Charleston), IL Coles County Health Department, (CCHD) was notified today of Four additional laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases. Our total confirmed COVID-19 laboratory positive case count for Coles...
May 21, 2020
Illinois Unemployment Rate Rises to 16.4% Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate jumped +12.2 percentage points to 16.4 percent, while nonfarm payrolls shed -762,200 jobs...
May 21, 2020
Gov. Pritzker Activates Illinois National Guard to Help Local Communities Prepare for Potential Flooding
Springfield, IL - After consulting with local officials and experts at the National Weather Services, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency is initiating sandbagging operations to assist communitie...
May 21, 2020
Governor Pritzker Announces Updates to Phase 3 of Restore Illinois Plan in Consultation with Health Experts
Chicago - Building on a robust, statewide effort to ensure Illinois can safely reopen and following the data, science, and guidance from public health experts and stakeholders across the state, Govern...
May 20, 2020
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