Coronavirus National

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...

COVID-19 tops 25 million cases globally

Over 25 million people across the globe have now been infected with novel coronavirus since the pandemic began. The new milestone was announced Sunday by...

Restaurants, patrons adjust to new mask rules

By Kevin Bessler | The Center Square (The Center Square) – Restaurant patrons and workers in Illinois are adjusting to new mask rules Gov. J.B. Pritzker...

30 counties now at warning level for COVID-19 resurgence

By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Thirty counties in Illinois are now at the warning level for a resurgence of COVID-19 infections, the Illinois...

“Don’t make us write obituaries,” Notre Dame paper asks as 408 COVID-19 now on campus

SOUTH BEND - Cases at the University of Notre Dame continue to climb. The school is now reporting 408 cases of the virus...

Chicago Bears postpone practice after 9 players/staff test positive

The Chicago Bears announced Sunday yesterday’s COVID-19 testing identified nine  players/staff as positive.  "This morning we learned yesterday’s Covid-19 testing identified nine players/staff as...

COVID-19 expected to to be 3rd leading cause of death in 2020, majority in Illinois in nursing homes

By Kevin Bessler | The Center Square (The Center Square) – The Itasca, Illinois-based National Safety Council is predicting that COVID-19 likely will be the third leading...
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