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LOGAN COUNTY - ICY ROADWAYS AND BRIDGE DECKS
ACCIDENT AT 138 MILE POST CAUSING BACKUPS
Current highway conditions remain snow
and ice covered in the District 9 area. Units are on scene
of a crash at mile post 138, which has traffic backed up
northbound for approximately 5 miles.
Motorists using I-55 between Mile posts 114 – 142 should use
extreme caution, as the bridge decks are icy and hazardous.
Slow down, yield to emergency vehicles.
Lieutenant Jody Huffman
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February 5,
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58,474
tested - 55,320 negative-
3,154
positive - 86 active cases - 3,027 recovered -
41
deaths
LOGAN COUNTY
SEVEN DAY ROLLING AVERAGE 1.9%
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Democrats
clear path for approval of $1.9 trillion COVID package
President
Joe Biden meets with House Democratic leaders and chairs of
House committees working on coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
aid legislation in the Oval Office at the White House in
Washington, U.S., February 5, 2021.
REUTERS/Kevin
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National
 'This
is not justice.' Tenant activists upend U.S. eviction courts
Ashley Johnson, a leader and organizing fellow at KC Tenants, a
renter advocacy group, leads a blockade to protest eviction
proceedings at the Eastern Jackson County Courthouse in
Independence, Missouri, U.S. January 5, 2021. Carly
Rosin/Handout via REUTERS.
Government, Politics, Campaigns &
Elections
 U.S.
Senate to pause Trump impeachment trial at end of week for
Sabbath
The U.S. Senate will pause former
President Donald Trump's impeachment trial from
Friday evening to Saturday evening this week to
honor a request
by a Trump attorney
who observes the Jewish Sabbath.
This report produced by Emma Jehle.
International
 India
glacier avalanche leaves 18 dead, more than 200 missing
Rescue personnel adjust ropes during rescue operation after a glacier burst,
in this still frame taken from video dated February 7, 2021, in
Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India.
Picture taken February 7, 2021. STATE DISASTER RESPONSE
FORCE/via REUTERS TV
 U.N.
experts alarmed by Thailand's rise in royal insult cases
A pro-democracy protester wearing a face mask with a message
that reads "Lese majeste, section 112" attends a Harry
Potter-themed protest demanding the resignation of Thailand's Prime
Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha in Bangkok, Thailand, August 3, 2020.
REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo
ODD & Extraordinary
Science,
Medicine, Technology & Environment
 New
DARPin drugs show promise, 'good' cholesterol tied to lower risk
A man wearing a protective face mask walks past an illustration
of a virus outside a regional science centre, as the city and
surrounding areas face local restrictions in an effort to avoid
a local lockdown being forced upon the region, amid the
coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Oldham, Britain
August 3, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble
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A shopper wearing a protective mask tries on clothes at a retail
store following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease
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International
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Worried by 'systemic' fraud, EU ties recovery funds to Hungary
procurement reform
European Council President Charles Michel and other EU leaders
attend a virtual conference talking about EU government's
measures against the coronavirus disease (COVID19) crisis, in
Brussels, Belgium, October 29, 2020. Olivier Hoslet/Pool via
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Economy
 U.S.
10-yr yield rises to 1.2%, inflation expectations build
A vehicle drives
past the U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., U.S.
December 13, 2020. Picture taken with a long exposure. Picture
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Markets
 Shares
reach record high, oil tops $60 a barrel
The back of the the "Fearless Girl" statue is pictured as
morning sunlight falls on the facade of the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE) building after the start of Thursday's trading
session in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., January
28, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
Money
 Intesa
CEO says wealth management sector too pricey for large deals
Carlo Messina, CEO of Intesa Sanpaolo Bank, looks on during a
shareholders meeting in Turin, Italy April 27, 2017.
REUTERS/Giorgio Perottino/File Photo
Energy
 Brent
hits $60 as supply cuts and stimulus hopes boost prices
The sun is seen behind a crude oil pump jack in the Permian
Basin in Loving County, Texas, U.S., November 22, 2019.
REUTERS/Angus Mordant/File Photo
Internet
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 An
unleashed Jeff Bezos will seek to shift space venture Blue
Origin into hyperdrive
Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos addresses the media
about the New Shepard rocket booster and Crew Capsule mockup at
the 33rd Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United
States April 5, 2017. REUTERS/Isaiah J. Downing/File Photo
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Regular Gasoline per Gallon
Lincoln
$2. 459-2.769
Bloomington
$2.399-2.699
Decatur
$2.459-$ 2.759
Springfield
$2.259-$2.599
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING SERVICES
Prairie Center Against Sexual
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24-hour hotline - 217-753-8081
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Illinois Warm Line: 866-359-7953
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Local
National, International
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Africa halts AstraZeneca vaccine after shots fail against
new variant
Vials with AstraZeneca's coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
vaccine are seen at the vaccination centre in the Newcastle
Eagles Community Arena, in Newcastle upon Tyne, Britain,
January 30, 2021. REUTERS/Lee Smith
 British
boy wakes from nearly year-long coma unaware of COVID
pandemic
Sally Flavill speaks during an interview about her nephew
Joseph Flavill, who has awoken from a coma with no knowledge
of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic after he was
injured in a car accident in March 2020, in Nottingham,
Britain, February 5, 2021. REUTERS/Molly Darlington
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Art
 Box
Office: Denzel Washington's 'The Little Things' Repeats No. 1
With $2 Million
Actor Denzel
Washington accepts the 47th AFI Life Achievement Award at the
gala honoring him in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 6,
2019. Picture taken June 6, 2019. REUTERS/Monica Almeida
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Brady leads Buccaneers to Super
Bowl win
on home field
Tampa
Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) lifts the Lombardi Trophy
after Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium.
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Football
 Mask-clad
fans stream into Buccaneers' home stadium for Super Bowl unlike
any other
Fans and cut-out
photographs of fans fill some of the seats to maintain social
distancing due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Basketball
 Mikal
Bridges paces Suns in win over Celtics
Boston Celtics
forward Jayson Tatum (0) watches as Boston Celtics forward Grant
Williams (12) attempts to grab a rebound against the Phoenix
Suns during the second half at Phoenix Suns Arena. Mandatory
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Hockey
 Alex
DeBrincat lifts Blackhawks over Stars
Dallas Stars
defenseman Jamie Oleksiak (2) and Chicago Blackhawks right wing
Andrew Shaw (65) chase the puck during the third period at the
American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA
TODAY Sports
Tennis
 Serena
goes 76-1 as she sails into Melbourne second round
Serena
Williams of the U.S. celebrates winning her first round match
against Germany's Laura Siegemund REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Golf
 Chip-in
eagle helps Brooks Koepka rally to win at TPC Scottsdale
Justin Thomas
reacts after missing his birdie putt on the 12th hole during the
final round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC
Scottsdale. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports
More Sports
 Biden
says decision on 2020 Games 'has to be based on science'
A man wearing a
protective face mask walks in front of a wall decoration
featuring Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games mascot Miraitowa amid the
coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tokyo, Japan,
February 3, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
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