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...

Illinois restaurants can now apply for revitalization fund grants

(The Center Square) – Illinois restaurants and bars reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic are getting more relief. Affected businesses can now apply for Restaurant...

Illinois Department of Public Health says vaccination proof plan in the works

(The Center Square) – The Illinois Department of Public Health is working on a plan to allow people to prove they’ve been vaccinated, but...

Officials provide vaccination update as doses administered top 9 million

SPRINGFIELD – Public health officials gave an update on the status of the state's vaccination efforts Tuesday as the number of vaccines administered in...

Quarter of Illinois’ population fully vaccinated

SPRINGFIELD — Nearly one quarter of the state’s population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to data released Friday by the Illinois Department of...

Vaccination pace increases; state prisons reopening for visits

SPRINGFIELD – Over the past seven days, 132,188 doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been administered daily on average in Illinois as of Monday, an...

More than 580 COVID-19 positives after full vaccination in Illinois

(The Center Square) – More than 580 Illinoisans have tested positive for COVID-19 after getting fully vaccinated. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported of...
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