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  • Joined: November 23, 2021
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Cass COVID-19 cases now at 75

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    Virginia- The Illinois Department of Public Health on Tuesday confirmed one new case of COVID-19 in Cass County.  The patient is a male in… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Illinois surpasses 1 million COVID-19 tests

File Photo: Gov. JB Pritzker answers reporters’ questions during a COVID-19 briefing May 22 in his office at the Capitol in Springfield. (Pool photo by Justin L. Fowler/State Journal-Register)

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois     SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday that more than a million people in Illinois have now been… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

New jobless claims slow in last week of May

Unemployment initial claims and four-week moving average. (Credit: Illinois Department of Employment Security)

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois     SPRINGFIELD — While new unemployment claims remained historically high in the final week of May, the surge of… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Suspected arson destroys vacant Beardstown home

Beardstown firefighters redirect their water streams from the vacant burning house to the home at 406 E. 3rd Street in the attempt to save the house next door. The two homes were separated by a distance of just a few feet, allowing heat and burning embers to ignite a fire in the attic space of the neighboring home. No injuries were reported in the fire which remains under investigation by local authorities and the office of the State Fire Marshal. (Photo by Brian DeLoche)

    Local officials and the Office of the State Fire Marshal are investigating a fire that destroyed a vacant Beardstown home Thursday night, May 28,… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Donation boosts funding for 50th Fall Fun Festival

A generous gift — Members of the Beardstown Fall Fun Festival Committee received a $20,000 donation from JBS Beardstown and UFCW Local 431 to help fund the festival’s 50th Anniversary celebration. Fall Festival Treasurer Brenda Fishel receives the check from Chelsee Cornelius (JBS) and Sergio Ruiz (Local 431.) Also on hand for the presentation were Tom Schlueter and Scott Lummis. The logo for this year’s festival being held by Lummis was donated by Flowers Signworx. (Photo by Brian DeLoche.)

    Plans for Beardstown’s 50th Anniversary celebration of the Fall Fun Festival got a major shot in the arm Monday afternoon when representatives from JBS… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close