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Illinois leading the nation in COVID-19 vaccinations
SPRINGFIELD – More than 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Illinois since the first vaccine was approved for emergency use this...
Surgeon general: Illinois numbers ‘moving in the right direction’
SPRINGFIELD – The top public health official in the United States said Tuesday that the COVID-19 trends in Illinois are improving and he urged...
Bills would allow lawmakers to meet, vote remotely
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.comSPRINGFIELD – Two lawmakers have introduced legislation that would allow the General Assembly to meet and vote remotely during a...
First health care workers vaccinated in Peoria
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.comSPRINGFIELD – Five health care workers at a hospital in Peoria became the first people in Illinois to receive a...
New jobless claims surge in Illinois
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.comSPRINGFIELD – More than 107,000 Illinois workers filed first-time unemployment claims last week, a 45-percent increase over the week before...
UPDATED: Despite positive signs, Pritzker warns of another COVID-19 surge
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.comSPRINGFIELD – Despite some slight improvement in key public health metrics over the past week, Gov. JB Pritzker said he...
