COVID-19

Kankakee County Residents Reflect on National COVID-19 Day

KANKAKEE, Ill. - Today marks National COVID-19 Day in the United States, a day dedicated to reflecting on the impact of the pandemic on communities across the world. On this...

IDPH to offer 1 Million COVID-19 tests to K-12 public school districts 

CHICAGO - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Thursday it will provide a one-time bulk shipment over-the-counter...

“This may force schools to go remote,” Governor says as Administration asks for immediate appeal of School Safety ruling  

CHICAGO - Governor Pritzker has asked the Illinois Attorney General’s office for an immediate appeal of Judge Grischow’s...

Multiple area schools begin to implement “masks optional” policy beginning Monday 

PEOTONE - Multiple schools in Illinois will begin instituting a “masks optional” policy beginning Monday. Among them, Peotone...

Illinois records pandemic high of more than 200,000 COVID cases in one week

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health said Friday that the state had recorded 201,428 new cases...

Low vaccination rates reported among staff at Illinois nursing homes

(The Center Square) – A new study shows less than a quarter of Illinois nursing homes have met an industry benchmark of having at...

Will County Officials encourage residents to continue COVID-19 precautions

WILL COUNTY – While nearly half the population of Will County is fully vaccinated, local officials are cautioning residents to continue COVID-19 precautions as...

Survey shows fewer drunk driving arrests during pandemic

(The Center Square) – The Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists is out with its annual DUI arrests survey, which shows fewer drunken driving arrests during the...

Pritzker plans to attend Lollapalooza with wife, friends

By Brett Rowland | The Center Square (The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker plans to attend Lollapalooza. Pritzker was asked at an unrelated news conference Thursday...

Pritzker has ‘no plans’ for added mitigations; ‘local control’ is focus of new school guidelines

SPRINGFIELD – The wide availability of COVID-19 vaccines has changed the state’s approach for mitigating the virus’ spread statewide and in schools. For school districts,...

Pritzker warns COVID-19 Delta variant could dominate in Illinois by fall

SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker stressed the importance of COVID-19 vaccinations Monday as positivity rates and hospitalizations continued to decline but variants of the...
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