State nears ‘bridge’ phase with 64% of seniors receiving at least 1 vaccine dose
SPRINGFIELD – With 64 percent of the state’s seniors having received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, Illinois is nearing the “bridge”...
Illinois to expand vaccine eligibility ahead of April 12 universal rollout
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Friday that more groups of people will be eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccinations ahead of...
Coroner questions Illinois’ COVID-19 death tally, seeks statewide audit
(The Center Square) – State officials have recorded 21,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths in Illinois since the outset of the pandemic.
The Centers for Disease Control...
Committees look to address state’s mental health care needs
By GRACE BARBIC & RAYMON TRONCOSO
SPRINGFIELD — Committees dealing with mental health and addiction met in both the Illinois House and Senate Friday to...
Illinois vaccination sites to branch out to rural areas
By Kevin Bessler | The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Small towns in downstate Illinois will soon have more access to a COVID-19 vaccine.
Gov. J.B....
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 on vaccine access for rural parts...
