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Biden signs $1.9 trillion stimulus bill into law

By Derek Draplin | The Center Square (The Center Square) – President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill that includes extended unemployment benefits, direct funding...

One year into pandemic, Pritzker ‘cautiously optimistic’ about large-scale events

SPRINGFIELD – One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday announced a new initiative focusing...

Illinois’ U.S. senators praise passage of $1.9 trillion relief package

By Dan McCaleb | The Center Square (The Center Square) – Illinois' two U.S. senators, Majority Whip Dick Durbin and...

State tops 3 million vaccines administered; Pritzker announces awareness campaign

SPRINGFIELD – More than 3 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered statewide as of Friday, and Gov....

U of I SHIELD test available statewide after FDA approval

(The Center Square) – The SHIELD COVID-19 test, which has been used on University of Illinois campuses since last...

Lowe’s to offer free Christmas tree delivery this year during pandemic

NORTH CAROLINA -- With the rush of the holiday season about to begin, Lowe's is offering shoppers a chance to check off one...

CSL Behring begins Phase 3 trials on anti-COVID-19 Hyperimmune Globulin

BOURBONNAIS – CSL Behring announced on October 8th the company has their first patients enrolled in Phase 3 COVID-19 trials. CSL Behring's anti-COVID-19...

“We are seeing a national surge” Pritzker says, four suburban Chicago counties enter new restrictions Friday

CHICAGO – Four suburban Chicago counties will enter new mitigation restrictions beginning Friday. Those counties, including Kane, Dupage, Kankakee, and Will counties, have all...

Gov. Pritzker to extend moratorium on evictions in Illinois

By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker issued an executive order Friday extending the statewide moratorium on residential evictions for another 30...

IDPH reports highest single day total with 4,015 cases

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting a new single high for reported COVID-19 cases with 4,015 reported Thursday. It’s the single...

Caution during holidays urged as Illinois continues to see COVID-19 spikes

By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – As statewide COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations continue to increase, officials on Wednesday warned Illinoisans to take precautions...
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