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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...

Walmart won’t enforce mask rules in hopes to avoid conflict among customers

Despite issuing a mask requirement among all shoppers just two weeks ago, Walmart is telling it's employees to let customers into a store if...

IDPH announces positivity rate rises to 3.8%

Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Monday 1,231 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 18 additional confirmed deaths. Among today's...

Illinois Superintendent publishes “A Public School Administrator’s Timeline of COVID-19 Guidance”

Elgin School Superintendent Tony Sanders has a message for school parents across the Country.  Pandemics aren’t easy. “As an Illinois school district administrator who has...

Health experts predict 200,000 dead by Nov 1st, call for 2nd coronavirus shutdown in U.S.

U.S. Health experts are calling for a second coronavirus shutdown in the U.S. and say if we don’t, we will lose over 200,000 lives...

Hospital CEO calls media ‘bias’ on COVID-19 coverage as Riverside tests 200 patients a day

Riverside Healthcare CEO Phil Kambic addressed the public during a Countywide press conference on Wednesday to discuss the state of the COVID-19 locally.  The...

IDPH announces 1,624 cases Thursday, 7-day up to 3.4%

Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Thursday 1,624 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 20 additional confirmed deaths. Among today’s...
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