SPRINGFIELD – Illinois marked what Gov. J.B. Pritzker called “a solemn milestone” Wednesday, Dec. 2  when public health officials announced 238 deaths from COVID-19 over the previous 24 hours, by far the highest single-day fatality number since the pandemic began. Although part of that number may have been attributable to reporting delays caused by the … Continue reading Illinois sees highest single-day COVID-19 death toll