Pritzker mandates vaccines for educators, hospital staff; masks for everyone indoors
(The Center Square) – Most everyone in Illinois schools, including college students, must get vaccinated or be regularly tested for COVID-19, Gov. J.B. Pritzker...
AMITA Health to require COVID-19 Vaccination for all Associates
CHICAGO - AMITA Health will require all associates to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by November 12, 2021.
The announcement comes as the...
State school board gets pushback on mask mandate
SPRINGFIELD – A capacity crowd packed into the Illinois State Board of Education room on Wednesday as many more stood outside the building to...
With recreational pot legalized in many states, companies rethinking drug testing policies
(The Center Square) – Amazon recently eliminated marijuana from its drug testing and now treats employee use of it the same as alcohol. Other...
“High Transmission” status returns to Kankakee County
KANKAKEE – Local officials are warning that Kankakee County has now once again found itself in the High Transmission category for COVID-19.
Local health officials...
Over 200 COVID-19 cases tied to Lollapalooza
CHICAGO – Local health officials have tied over 200 cases of COVID-19 to Lollapalooza.
The concert, which ran four days from July 29th to August...
