People in Highland Park will be required to wear face masks in public after the mayor issued a new emergency order which will go into effect on Monday. Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering, along with majority support of the City Council, issued an emergency order on Friday requiring employees, residents and visitors of the city […]
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Illinois sees largest increase in coronavirus cases in 24-hour span; Pritzker extends school closures
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Friday 1,842 new coronavirus cases and 62 additional deaths since yesterday, and school closures in the state have been extended through the rest of the academic year. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) said the state’s COVID-19 total has reached 27,575 cases and 1,134 deaths. The number of people […]
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Gov. Pritzker to close all Illinois schools for remainder of academic year, reports say
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is expected to announce that he is closing all schools in the state for the remainder of the academic year due to coronavirus, reports say. The Chicago Sun-Times, citing sources, said that the governor and his team worked through the details of the extended closures this week. The official announcement is […]
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Off-duty Lincolnshire firefighter dies in skid steer accident in Fox Lake
An off-duty firefighter/paramedic with the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District died Thursday afternoon in a skid steer accident in Fox Lake. The Fox Lake Police Department and Fox Lake Fire Protection District responded around 2:20 p.m. Thursday to Ben Watts Marina, 116 South Route 12. Police said that a man, identified as Mark Amore, 46, was […]
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Illinois sees largest amount of COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours as death toll surpasses 1,000
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced that anyone with symptoms can now be tested for COVID-19 as he also announced 125 people died in the past day in the state. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) said the state’s COVID-19 total has reached 25,733 cases, which is 1,140 more than Wednesday, and 1,072 deaths. The […]
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Midwest governors partner to reopen economy together
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday that he and six other governors are working together to figure out when to reopen the Midwest economy. Pritzker will work with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear. “We are […]
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2 killed, 1 seriously injured after wrong-way crash in Wauconda
Two men in their 20s were killed and another man was seriously injured following a wrong-way crash in Wauconda involving a delivery truck and minivan. The Wauconda Police Department and Wauconda Fire District responded around 2:16 a.m. Thursday to the northbound lanes of Route 12 near Route 59 for a two-vehicle crash with injuries. Wauconda […]
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Missing Waukegan man found dead in Lake Michigan
The body of a 22-year-old man who went missing in early March was found in Lake Michigan near Waukegan this week, authorities said. Mario Alejandro Montano, 22, of Waukegan, was reported missing on March 3 by his mother, who feared he jumped into Lake Michigan. Montano’s mother contacted the Waukegan Police Department and officers helped […]
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Deer Park man charged with kicking McHenry County sheriff’s deputy
A Deer Park man was arrested after allegedly kicking a McHenry County sheriff’s deputy in the chest following a DUI crash near Hebron, authorities said. Joseph P. Nolan, 28, of the 20800 block of Juniper Lane in Deer Park, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, aggravated battery to a government employee, resisting […]