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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...

LaSalle Veterans’ Home administrator fired, nursing director placed on leave

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By Sarah MansurCapitol News Illinoissmansur@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs announced Monday that LaSalle Veterans’ Home Administrator Angela Mehlbrech has been fired...

Pritzker says state ‘long way’ from exiting COVID-19 ‘danger zone’

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By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Hospitalizations for COVID-19 have fallen from their second-wave highs, but the death toll from the disease continues to...

With potential vaccine approval looming, Pritzker warns of long distribution process

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By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Health officials gave an update on the state’s COVID-19 vaccine plan Friday with potential federal approval anticipated as...

Group wants Pritzker to include mink farms in COVID-19 mitigation strategy

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(The Center Square) – A coalition of animal welfare groups is urging Gov. J.B. Pritzker to include mink farms in his COVID-19 mitigation strategy,...

As COVID-19 claims another 192 lives, officials call for blood donations

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By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – As the COVID-19 death toll continues to mount, Gov. JB Pritzker and an official from the American Red...

Illinois sees highest single-day COVID-19 death toll

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By PETER HANCOCK and JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisnews@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Illinois marked what Gov. JB Pritzker called “a solemn milestone” Wednesday when public health officials...
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