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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...

Leaked CDC chart says COVID-19 cases in the U.S. jumped 36.5%

A CDC document first obtained by Yahoo News shows infections in the US have jumped 36.5% in new COVID-19 cases between June 6th and...

Researchers ask if survivor plasma could prevent coronavirus

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Survivors of COVID-19 are donating their blood plasma in droves in hopes it helps other patients recover from the...

Google search data suggest second wave is coming

Google has seen a spike in search trends here in the U.S. suggesting a second COVID-19 wave is on the way. Google search data...

Paper says Abbott 5-minute COVID-19 testing device is flawed

A paper claiming Abbott ID NOW COVID-19 tests had missed a third of all positive samples has been verified and published by the Journal...

Stocks sink, reversing recent gains, as virus cases spike

By ALEX VEIGA and DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writers Stocks are down sharply on Wall Street Thursday, pulling the Dow Jones Industrial Average more...

Infant died of two strains of Coronavirus, including COVID-19 in March

An autopsy of a 9-month-old Chicago boy shows the infant died after contracting two strains of coronavirus, including COVID-19. Cook County medical examiners office announced...
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