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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...

IDHS launches two COVID-19 summer youth programs

CHICAGO –The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) today announced two COVID-19 response programs designed to provide much-needed support to Illinois residents – a...

IDPH reports 658 cases statewide on Monday, 6 new in Kankakee County

Illinois Department of Public Health announced Monday 658 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide, including 23 deaths.  The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases...

Six Flags remains closed in Illinois, reopening could hinge on cure for COVID-19

Six Flags Great America will unlikely reopen anytime soon in Gurnee. The park has been closed since the pandemic hit Illinois in mid-March. Park Management...

Illinois sees 982 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, Statewide death rate declines

Illinois Department of Public Health announced 982 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, including 97 deaths. To date, statewide COVID-19 cases now stand at 123,830 cases...

US nears 100,000 pandemic deaths: Does Trump feel your pain?

By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the rubble of buildings and lives, modern U.S. presidents have met national trauma with words such...

Lake revelers in Missouri draw stern warning

O'FALLON, Mo. — Missouri’s health director issued a dire warning Monday after photos and video showed Memorial Day weekend revelers partying close together. One video...
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