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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...

GOODWILL announces COVID-19 thrift store policies as stores reopen in Wisconsin

The second-hand retailer announced new safety precautions amid the pandemic reopening in Wisconsin. Goodwill Store & Donation Centers of southeastern Wisconsin and metropolitan Chicago announced...

DEADLY RECORD: “It’s not a hoax” 192 dead from COVID-19 in Illinois on Wednesday

Illinois Department of Public Health officials announced on Wednesday 192 new deaths in Illinois, making Wednesday Illinois’ deadliest day.  It’s the largest death announcement...

$25 Million Fast-Track Grants to Accelerate Planned Infrastructure Projects in the Wake of Covid-19

Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) today announced Fast-Track Public Infrastructure Grants, an initiative to accelerate work...

STATE RECORD: 4K COVID-19 cases in 24-hours, over 30,000 tested

Illinois Department of Public Health officials announced two record highs related to COVID-19 on Tuesday.  Both in number of positives and number of overall...

“Second Wave” coming, Illinois Doctor warns as COVID-19 pandemic continues

A second wave is coming. That’s the warning an Illinois Infections Disease doctor is giving as businesses rebel against the current stay-at-home order. Dr. Robert...

“Needless suffering and death” will come from reopening, Fauci tells Senate

https://youtu.be/CXhHOuv4Gmw Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert who served Presidents dating back to Ronald Reagan, says reopening too soon will result in...
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