This weekend is Halloween but for many of us, most of this year of 2020 has been a horror. During the year of the pandemic many people wondered if it would be safe to even have any kind of holiday celebration. Lee County Health Department Director Cathy Ferguson-Allan says there are some guidelines she would…
The State of Illinois passed legislation during the one time they have met in Springfield earlier this year that impacted how municipalities were to function on Election Day. According to the legislation, all state and local governments were to close their doors and make November 3rd a paid holiday. When this came down several communities…
The Dixon Police Department responded to 514 W. 6th St. in Dixon on May 22 of this year after receiving a 911 call from Kelli Riggen, who reported that there was a subject at her residence who was not breathing. Officers and Dixon City Fire personnel responded and found an unresponsive male minor, who was…
The Whiteside County Health Department announced another 2 deaths (1)80s, (1)90s related to Covid-19. The department also announced the highest total in one day to date of 75 new laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Whiteside County. The Health Department also report 21 recoveries. The Lee County Health Department said they have 15 new positives…
The City of Oregon seems to be getting bigger and there is a great deal of responsibility in running the community. The current form of government is the commissioner form of government where each city council member controls a certain aspect of the city such as streets, water and finances. During the Oregon City Council…
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors announced on Wednesday that the basketball season in Illinois will start as scheduled in November. This announcement comes one day after Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced that basketball is now considered a “high-risk” sport. Practice will begin on Monday November 16th and games can begin as…
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health announced Tuesday afternoon that basketball in the state of Illinois is now being classified as a “high risk” sport. When asked about the status of the basketball season, the Governor responded it’s “on hold”. Basketball now joins wrestling as a high risk sport. This…
Girls Swimming and Diving Sectional- at Byron Team Results- 1. Byron 215 2. Rockford Boylan 153 3. Rockton Hononegah 142 4. Rockford Auburn 140 5. Rockford Guilford 82 6. Harlem 58 7. Freeport 27 8. Belvidere North 13 9. Rockford Christian 7 First Place for Byron: Laci Long- Diving 364.25 Kate Schilling- 100 Yard Butterfly…
Samara Heisz/iStockBy WILLIAM MANSELL and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 1.1 million people worldwide.Over 44.6 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science…
United AirlinesBy SAM SWEENEY and GIO BENITEZ, ABC News(NEW YORK) — United Airlines will start COVID testing all passengers on select flights from Newark to London beginning Nov. 16 though Dec. 7 as part of a pilot program to try and jump start international travel.Since testing began in mid-October on Hawaii-bound flights, United says it…
Marilyn Nieves/iStockBy AARON KATERSKY, ABC News(NEW YORK) — David Correia, a Florida businessman and one-time golf pro, pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a scheme to dupe investors in a company he founded with Lev Parnas, a former associate of President Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani.Correia and Parnas tried…
Samara Heisz/iStockBy WILLIAM MANSELL and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 1.1 million people worldwide.Over 44.6 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science…
