At his daily press conference on Wednesday, Gov. JB Pritzker spoke about the efforts his administration is taking to increase COVID-19 testing capacity in Illinois.

Legislation introduced by Congressman Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) was signed into law by President Trump on March 12.

Help is available for small businesses struggling during this pandemic. Small Business Administration Illinois District Director Bo Steiner spoke about a few programs available through the $2 trillion stimulus package.

A local senator is behind a push from the state to expand services for domestic violence and sexual assault victims, especially during concerns over those incidents amid the stay at home order, due to COVID-19.

The Morris City Council on Monday approved a commercial lease payment grant program for Tax Increment Finance District 1 businesses.

A Diamond woman who stabbed a Morris man will be sentenced in May. Kandice Hein pled guilty last week to Aggravated Battery causing great bodily harm, a class three felony.

Updated Illinois Department of Corrections records on Tuesday show that seven incarcerated individuals and three staff members at the Sheridan Correctional Center in LaSalle County have now tested positive for COVID-19. 

The tenth person in Grundy County has tested positive for Covid-19. The Grundy County Health Department said the person is a female in her 20’s.

At his daily press conference on Tuesday, Gov. JB Pritzker gave Illinois citizens an update on hospitalizations and ventilator capacity amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Grades for social distancing activity has now dropped for most local counties, according to a company who compiled GPS phone data to show decreases in average distance traveled and non-essential visits.

Will County Sheriff Mike Kelley announced on Monday that a sheriff’s deputy tested positive for COVID-19.

Note to Readers: Information presented here is obtained from the city police and sheriff's departments. Individuals listed in reports who have been charged with a crime have not been proven guilty in court.

The village of Dwight will save money by moving their ambulance services in-house.

Morris Hospital will continue to postpone many services. With the extension of the stay-at-home order in Illinois, Morris Hospital said it will continue to postpone select services through at least April 30.

Several court cases in Grundy County have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Several weeks into Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order, which limits public gatherings and mandates that people practice social distancing, the leadership at several grocery stores in Grundy County say they are working to meet customer demand.

Three more residents of Livingston County have tested positive for COVID-19 (coronavirus disease). Livingston County Health Department (LCHD) officials were notified of the new COVID-19 cases on April 6, 2020, according to state and local public health protocol.

At his daily press conference, Gov. JB Pritzker spoke about Illlinois' efforts to acquire personal protective equipment as well as what the state has received from the Strategic National Stockpile.

The Liberty Arts Festival is asking local children to help them design their banner. The Morris Downtown Development Partnership is sponsoring the annual festival on Saturday, July 18.

The Coal City School Board last week approved two major projects. Superintendent Kent Bugg explained why the projects are necessary.

Several school administrators at Morris District 54 are getting pay increases. Superintendent Shannon Dudek said the board of education approved the contracts two weeks ago.

The Illinois Department of Transportation will begin pavement repairs on Interstate 55 between Gardner and Braidwood today.

The Kendall/Grundy Regional Office of Education Superintendent was on WCSJ this week discussing the Covid-19 pandemic.

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Minooka Village Board of Trustees are planning to hold teleconference meetings during April.

Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Morris Community High School Prom and Graduation will still happen, even if they have to be postponed.

The Dwight Fire Department responded to a deck blaze in the 400 block of West South Street shortly after 11 p.m. on April 3rd.  

Coal City School District 1 will continue to pay most of its contract for school bus drivers during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

In an effort to help relieve some of the hardship experienced by Livingston County food establishments as they bear the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent orders to shelter-inplace, the Livingston County Health Department (LCHD) is extending soon-to-expire food permits.

The Dwight Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire about six miles east of Dwight on Route 17 in the early afternoon hours on April 4th. 

A 66-year-old man, who was an inmate at the Stateville Correctional Center in Will County, died at Morris Hospital from COVID-19 earlier this morning. 

The number of people testing positive for Covid-19 continues to rise in our listening area.

The first person to test positive for Covid-19 in Grundy County has made a full recovery and is now sharing their story.

Gov. JB Pritzker joined Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and a number of other officials Friday afternoon to announce the completion of the first phase of work to transform the McCormick Place Campus into a new alternate care facility for COVID-19 patients.

The Grundy County Health Department announces a seventh positive case of Covid-19 in Grundy County, IL. 

Members of a Grundy County committee charged with working to ensure that the U.S. Census Bureau receives an accurate count of residents hope their efforts will not be for naught.

The Grundy County Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday released the weather figures for the month of March.

Note to Readers: Information presented here is obtained from the city police and sheriff's departments. Individuals listed in reports who have been charged with a crime have not been proven guilty in court.

The Community Foundation of Grundy County has awarded its first COVID-19 Disaster Grants.

Grundy County Sheriff Ken Briley spoke to WCSJ about how the Sheriff’s Office is responding to this pandemic.

One more resident of Livingston County has tested positive for COVID19. Livingston County Health Department officials were notified of the new COVID-19 case on April 2nd, 2020, according to state and local public health protocol.

A 29-year-old Morris man was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two minors.

The Grundy County Health Department on Wednesday confirmed their sixth Covid-19 case.

At his daily press conference on Thursday, Gov. JB Pritzker gave citizens an update on the development of alternative care facilities amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Grundy County Health Department (GCHD) announces a sixth positive case of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Grundy County, IL. This resident is a male in his 40's. Public health officials are identifying and working with all close contacts. 

Children in our listening area are no doubt getting restless being quarantined at home.

Every school district in Morris continues to assist by providing meals for students during this pandemic. Morris Elementary School District 54 Superintendent Shannon Dudek explains how the process works.

New traffic lights have been added at the intersection of Route 6 and Bradley Street/Thomas Dillon Drive east of Interstate 55.