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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...

COVID-19 numbers expected to climb in Kankakee while private labs play catch-up

“It’s very important that everybody, this includes all age groups from infants to youngsters to teenagers to our college students to our middle ages...

Gov. Pritzker calls for Trump to utilize Defense Production Act

Gov. Prizker called again today for the federal activation of the Defense Production Act to increase the production of essential medical supplies and their...

Hobby Lobby owner allegedly tells Managers to keep stores open because GOD spoke to wife

God allegedly spoke to David Green's wife. Green is the owner of Hobby Lobby stores across the United States, allegedly wrote Hobby Lobby...

GameStop closes US stores after Execs tell workers to ignore COVID-19 safety

Gamestop has closed all US stores, starting today.

Grocer asks seamstresses for help in the war against COVID-19

Seamstresses who would like to aid the grocer can reach out to them directly on Facebook or by email at marketing@berkot.net. They promise to be in touch and make arrangements to get you materials and patterns asap.

753 cases in 26 counties, Illinois Governor has ‘Hope’

Here in Kankakee, locally-based CSL Behring has stated it is exploring the development of a hyperimmune serum that could help people recover from COVID-19, the company said in a news release earlier today. However, CSL Behring creates products for the World, not exclusively at the State level. That offer has been made directly to the World Health Organization (WHO).
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