The Lee/Ogle and Carroll County public transportation systems are getting an infusion of state money to expand facilities and, in LOTS’ case, to add a pair of electric buses, the governor’s office said in a news release Wednesday.

Property tax dollars would go toward developing the districts - such as for infrastructure improvements to accommodate new businesses.

The total program expansion will likely cost around $300,000, and the college is working with other community partners for funding.

Pop-up COVID testing sites have come under scrutiny and a company – Center for COVID Control – with sites in Kane, McHenry, DuPage, Lake, DeKalb and Cook counties, have temporarily shut them down, officials stated in news releases.

Driver license facilities, closed for two weeks on Jan 3 because of the surge in COVID-19 cases, will remain closed a week longer “out of an abundance of caution,” the Secretary of State’s office announced Thursday.

Originally known as the home of the 19 cents hamburger, the Pink Pony closes after more than 70 years.

A drop in volunteers, the aging of the few remaining volunteers and, to some extent, the threat presented by COVID-19 tolled the death knell for one longtime local charity.

Two local attorneys this month were reappointed public administrators and public guardians for Lee, Carroll and Whiteside counties.

The new Sterling VA Outpatient Clinic is opening Monday in the long-vacant Kmart building on East Lincolnway.