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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...

Doctor explains how to keep safe during COVID-19 while getting groceries

Dr. Jeffery VanWingen has been a family physician for 20 years based in Grand Rapids, MI. This past Monday, the Doctor took time out of his schedule to explain to the public how to keep their home and family safe from groceries and take out exposure to COVID-19.

United Center to Serve as COVID-19 Logistics Hub

The United Center will serve as a logistic hub for food distribution across the area. The United Center made this announcement earlier this afternoon as it looks...

Deliberate COVID-19 spread can be charged as terrorism

Justice Department officials announced today anyone attempting to spread COVID-19 will be charged with acts of terrorism. The news comes as various groups...

Positive COVID-19 results from NY Governor says ‘Social Distancing’ is working

“The evidence says it is slowing the hospitalization rate,” Governor Cuomo said this morning, “The current projections say the Apex could be in 21...

Condition RED: What U.S. Waffle House closures tell FEMA about the U.S.?

FEMA uses a unique scale to determine the effect of a storm.  Usually, this is in reference to hurricanes and various weather events.  “If...

COVID-19 rise to 1.5k in Illinois, Pritzker says, ‘I’m not willing to sacrifice anyone’

Those comments come at a time when Illinois raised its COVID-19 count today, announcing another 250 cases, bringing the full cases to 1,535 cases overall with 16 deaths, all but one of which were over the age of sixty.
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