Scattered showers and thunderstorms for area over weekend; Meredosia braces for flooding

State public health officials on Thursday announced 2,268 new, confirmed cases of COVID-19 and an additional 87 deaths.

The COVID-19 pandemic has scuttled many traditional Memorial Day gatherings in the area, including ceremonies at Camp Butler National Cemetery and the Field Mass at Calvary CemeteryAmericans can voluntarily mark the National Moment of Remembrance at 3 p.m. on Memorial Day (Monday) by pausing for one minute to give silent reflection.

Lincoln Land Community College's community education program is offering free, non-credit online classes from now until June 30.Once signed up, participants can complete these courses at their own pace within three months.

Illinois voters will automatically receive an application to vote by mail before the November election in an attempt to avoid exposing people to the coronavirus by making them vote in person.

Illinois will send vote by mail applications to millions of voters this fall under a bill approved by the House Executive Committee Thursday.

The Illinois House reconvened Thursday at 1:45 p.m., including a masked Rep. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia.

The attorney general's office has moved a state representative's lawsuit challenging Gov.

The unemployment rate in Illinois reached a staggering 16.4 percent in April, the highest rate recorded since the modern system of tracking joblessness began in 1976, the Illinois Department of Employment Security said Thursday.

DETROIT - If you need more news that sounds too weird to be true, you're in luck: Someone in Michigan, tried to recycle a Civil War cannonball. Grand Rapids police officers were dispatched to the Kent County recycling center at 12:20 p.m. Tuesday when workers came across what was described as a 6-inch, 6-pound shot-put ball on the processing line, according to the police report. Officers on site found the cannonball was live and likely a percussion-cap style