With SCOTUS challenge pending, Illinois adopts OSHA’s employer vaccine mandate
(The Center Square) – Effective immediately, new rules filed by the Illinois Department of Labor on Friday adopt federal vaccine and testing mandates on...
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 of COVID-19 over the previous week,...
IDPH, ISBE to update COVID isolation guidelines to align with CDC
(The Center Square) – Illinois schools can expect an update on the COVID-19 isolation and quarantine guidance to mirror the guidance from the U.S....
Lawmaker shelves COVID-19 bill after receiving threats
(The Center Square) – After receiving what he called “violent threats,” a lawmaker has pulled a bill that would have required unvaccinated Illinoisans to...
Experts address rural opioid epidemic in Illinois
(The Center Square) – A new report describes the impact of COVID-19 on the existing rural opioid epidemic in Illinois and addresses treatment to reduce fatalities.
Experts...
Number of overall ICU beds in Illinois down nearly 1,000
(The Center Square) – Despite the past wave of COVID-19 decreasing and then leveling off, the number of total beds continued to decrease. Some...
