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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...

US intervenes in case challenging Pritzker’s COVID-19 moves

By HERBERT G. McCANN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department intervened Friday in a lawsuit challenging Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's stay-at-home order...

NBA says it is talking with Disney about resuming season

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA is in talks with The Walt Disney Company on a single-site scenario for a resumption of play...

No more than 10 kids per classroom when Child Care reopens in Illinois next week

Gov. J.B. Prtizer announced Friday afternoon 5,500 child care facilities across Illinois will be able to reopen next week. “Following the guidance, all of the...

Vote-by-mail expansion ready for Illinois House floor vote

By JOHN O'CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois House approved on Thursday evening an expansion of voting by mail for the...

How should I clean and store my face mask?

How should I clean and store my face mask? Cloth face masks worn during the coronavirus pandemic should be washed regularly, according to the U.S....

Decrease in hospitalization in COVID-19 seen in Illinois, surpasses 100k total cases

Illinois Department of Public Health officials announced 2,388 new cases on Wednesday as the state surpassed 100,000 total cases, now standing at 100,418 cases...
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