PEKIN - Six employees and 39 inmates at the Tazewell County Jail have tested positive for COVID-19 this week, the first known outbreak at the facility since the pandemic started in March.
PEORIA - With the number of COVID-19 cases doubling this week and hospitalizations the highest since the pandemic began, area health officials pleaded Thursday afternoon for continued vigilance with social distancing and mask wearing.
As coronavirus cases in Chicago continue to spike, Mayor Lori Lightfoot will impose a 10-person limit on weddings, birthday parties, funerals and some social events starting Monday morning.
