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Additional Positive COVID-19 Case in Coles County
(Charleston), IL -The Coles County Health Department received notification at 8:16 a.m. today of one additional laboratory confirmed COVID-19 case, bringing the number in the county to three. Accordin...
Apr 10, 2020
80 Infect Employees Forces Smithfield Closure
A Smithfield Foods pork processing plant in South Dakota will shut down temporarily after more than 80 employees tested positive for COVID-19. Smithfield Foods will suspend operations in a large secti...
Apr 10, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Freeze Warning in Effect Early Friday Morning
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM CDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 expected. For the Wind Advisory, northwest winds around 25 mph with ...
Apr 09, 2020
Illinois State Police Director Files Emergency Rules Regarding FOID and CCL Renewals
Springfield, IL - The Illinois State Police filed emergency rules this week to address renewals of Firearm Owner Identification and Concealed Carry Licenses during the COVID-19 epidemic. These rules a...
Apr 09, 2020
Illinois Department of Labor Shares Safety Measures for 2020 Planting Season
SPRINGFIELD - COVID-19 has hit the pause button for millions of people in Illinois - but that does not include the state's farmers. The warming spring weather means an onslaught of activity in farm fi...
Apr 09, 2020
Expansion for Hunting and Fishing Opportunities Proposed
U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt announced today a proposal for new and expanded hunting and fishing opportunities across the country. This proposed rule would be the largest expansio...
Apr 08, 2020
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Multiple Illinois Counties
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Coles County in east central Illinois... Northwestern Crawford County in east central Illinois... Southern Edg...
Apr 08, 2020
Severe Thunderstorm Watch in Effect
From the National Weather Service in Lincoln, a Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for the following Illinois Counties until 9:00 p.m. central Champaign, Christian, Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberl...
Apr 08, 2020
Pritzker Administration Awards $14 Million in Emergency Grants to More than 700 Small Bars, Restaurants, and Hotels
Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), in partnership with Accion Serving Illinois and Indiana, awarded $14 million in small grants to over 700 s...
Apr 08, 2020
HHS Awards $51,637,470 to Illinois in Historic U.S. Response to COVID-19
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded $51,637,470 to 45 health centers in Illinois as part of a histor...
Apr 08, 2020
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