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Apr 25, 2020
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ICC to distribute $1.6m in emergency federal aid to students

More than 2,300 students at Illinois Central College will start to receive emergency financial aid next week from the school as part of the federal CARES Act relief package.

Area farmer accused of attacking another with utility vehicle, ax handle

GLASFORD -- A 74-year-old Fulton County farmer was cited for battery after he was alleged to have attacked a neighbor, according to authorities.

 
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Smithfield Foods plant in Monmouth closing temporarily because of COVID-19

MONMOUTH -- A meat-processing facility in Monmouth is suspending operations after some of its employees contracted the disease coronavirus causes.

Before sports shutdown, Pekin’s Kohlton Calvin was on a roll

The way the basketball season ended on a high note for Pekin senior Kohlton Calvin, he can only imagine what might have been for his junior bowling career.

After weeks of falling short, state cracks ceiling on 10k COVID tests daily

Gov. JB Pritzker announced a substantial increase in the number of COVID-19 tests processed in Illinois in the last day.