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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...

Highly contagious COVID-19 variant found in Champaign County

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CHAMPAIGN - A total of eight cases of the highly contagious strand of COVID-19 known as B-117 have been reported in the County. The B.1.1.7,...

Newly formed Senate committee prioritizes mental health issues amid pandemic

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SPRINGFIELD – Leadership in the Illinois Senate has formed a new committee to focus on mental health issues in the current General Assembly as...

Vaccine administration faces obstacles, engineering professor says

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(The Center Square) – A Northern Illinois University professor of industrial and systems engineering says the country is facing many obstacles as it attempts...

Pritzker pushes back on criticisms of state’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout

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SPRINGFIELD - Gov. JB Pritzker pushed back on criticisms of the state’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout Thursday, saying state officials are “doing everything we can”...

Three regions cleared for all sports amid lessened COVID-19 restrictions

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SPRINGFIELD – All high school sports – including the higher-risk football, basketball, and wrestling – may now be played in three regions of Illinois...

Regions could have some mitigations loosened starting Jan. 15

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Regions could have some mitigations loosened starting Jan. 15 State lowers age requirement for next phase of vaccine to 65 or older By GRACE BARBICCapitol News...
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