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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...

Illinois positivity rate rises to 3.0% Saturday, 1,195 new COVID-19 cases

In the past 24 hours, Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) officials report 3.7% of all 32,345 tests in the last day have come...

WHO says COVID-19 ‘might be spread in the air’

The World Health Organization is now saying COVID-19 might be spread in the air after 239 scientists urged the agency to say so in...

IDPH announces 1,317 new COVID-19 cases Friday, seven-day positivity up to 2.9%

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Friday 1,317 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 25 additional confirmed deaths. It’s...

Second consecutive day Illinois announces record lows in COVID-19 deaths

Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced the state had tied record lows in death totals since the pandemic began in March, announcing six...

Quarantine for travelers inbound from 15 states to Chicago, begins today

Today’s the first day of Chicago’s travel quarantine order, set to begin for those coming in from states with COVID-19 surges.  The order began...

RECORD LOW: IDPH reports six deaths in pandemic Sunday, lowest since peak

Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported six new deaths on Sunday in the COVID-19 pandemic, the lowest 24-hour total in reported deaths since...
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