There were 413 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Illinois during the week ending June 24, a 11 percent decrease from the previous week.
Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) and State Senator Tom Bennett (53rd Senate District) announced that they opened a new district office in Morris to support constituent services and outreach in east-central Illinois.
There were 453 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Illinois during the week ending June 24, a 2.2 percent decrease from the previous week.
At the June 20 meeting of the Village of Peoria Heights Board of Trustees, food pantry manager Diana Janda expressed concern over the increasing number of individuals relying on the food pantry for support.
There were 88 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Illinois during the week ending June 24, a 1.1 percent increase over the previous week.
There were 117 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Illinois during the week ending June 24, a 8.3 percent increase over the previous week.