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Illinois Coronavirus Update Sept. 23: 277,266 Cases, 8,486 Deaths

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ILLINOIS — State health officials on Tuesday announced 1,531 new cases of the coronavirus and 30 additional deaths from COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the virus. The statewide totals now stand at 277,266 confirmed infections and 8,486 known deaths. Another 2,198 probable cases and 236 probable deaths are not included in the official totals.

The latest deaths include:

  • Coles County: 2 males 80s

  • Cook County: 1 female 30s, 2 males 60s, 2 females 80s, 1 male 80s

  • Crawford County: 1 male 70s

  • DuPage County: 1 female 80s

  • Greene County: 1 female 90s

  • Jefferson County; 1 male 50s

  • Jersey County:

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Most Cases Since May 12 Reported Saturday

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ILLINOIS — State health officials on Sunday announced 1,402 new cases of the coronavirus and 14 additional deaths from COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the virus. On Saturday, the state added 2,529 new cases — the most since May 12 — and the statewide totals now stand at 274,258 confirmed infections and 8,450 known deaths. Another 2,198 probable cases and 236 probable deaths are not included in the official totals.

The latest deaths include:

  • Cook County: 1 male 50s, 1 male 60s, 1 male 70s, 1 male 80s, 1 female 90s

  • Douglas County: 1 female 70s

  • Greene County: 1

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Illinois Coronavirus Update Sept. 17: 266,151 Cases, 8,367 Deaths

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ILLINOIS — State health officials on Wednesday announced 1,941 new cases of the coronavirus and 35 additional deaths from COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the virus. The statewide totals now stand at 266,151 confirmed infections and 8,367 known deaths. Another 2,095 probable cases and 232 probable deaths are not included in the official totals.

The latest deaths include:

  • Bureau County: 1 male 80s

  • Clinton County: 1 male 90s

  • Coles County: 1 female 80s, 1 female 90s

  • Cook County: 1 male 30s, 1 male 50s, 2 females 60s, 1 female 70s, 2 male 70s, 1 female 80s

  • DuPage County: 1

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As death toll mounts, volunteers brave Oregon wildfires to rescue stranded livestock

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Volunteers struggle to gather sheep for rescue near Colton, Ore., in the Riverside wildfire south of Portland. <span class="copyright">(Richard Read / Los Angeles Times)</span>
Volunteers struggle to gather sheep for rescue near Colton, Ore., in the Riverside wildfire south of Portland. (Richard Read / Los Angeles Times)

The plea for help appeared on Facebook just after noon: Dozens of animals were trapped on a farm outside the Oregon town of Colton. A wildfire was closing in.

Suzi Cloutier jumped into her pickup and headed south, towing a horse trailer.

As director of an animal sanctuary outside Portland, Cloutier has been on high alert amid some of the worst wildfires in Oregon history.

She sped past barricades near Colton, 30 miles south of Portland on

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This Austin No-Kill Shelter Is Building Tiny Homes For Their Rescue Pups

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The goal is to help the dogs feel more at home while waiting for adoption

Animal shelters do amazing work but one no-kill organization called Austin Pets Alive! is going above and beyond to make sure their pups feel at home until they find their forever home by building them tiny houses — complete with heat and A/C.

The shelter is swapping out kennels for tiny homes which gives adoptable dogs and staff a workspace to train and build relationships with the dogs. “The idea,” they wrote on their Facebook page, “is to provide more of a home-like environment for

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