Pritzker praises Biden’s COVID-19 executive actions
— January 21, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Only one of the state’s 11 COVID-19 mitigation regions remains at the highest level of restricted activity Thursday, Jan. 21 as the statewide case positivity rate…
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Second wave of COVID-19 shows signs of abating in Illinois
— December 21, 2020SPRINGFIELD – Four weeks after the Thanksgiving Day weekend, the so-called “surge upon a surge” in COVID-19 cases has not materialized and, in fact, infection rates and hospitalizations…
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Another 192 lives lost to COVID-19, officials call for blood donations
— December 3, 2020SPRINGFIELD – As the COVID-19 death toll continues to mount, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and an official from the American Red Cross urged Illinoisans to donate blood to support the state’s…
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‘Cautious optimism’ on COVID-19 numbers with pleas to stay home
— November 24, 2020SPRINGFIELD – The state’s rolling seven-day average COVID-19 case positivity rate decreased by a half point Tuesday, Nov. 24 to 10.4 percent as hospitalizations continued to show…
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Will it be a bleak Friday? Pandemic will challenge retailers, shoppers
— November 23, 2020Like some many things in 2020, Black Friday is not going to be the same as in years past. The annual kickoff to the holiday shopping frenzy is likely to be much more subdued, with smaller…
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National Guard sent to help staff deal with outbreaks at veterans homes
— December 11, 2020SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Thursday, Dec. 10 his administration has requested the help of the Illinois National Guard at three of four state-run veterans homes, including…
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Illinois sees highest single-day COVID-19 death toll
— December 2, 2020SPRINGFIELD – 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…
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Positivity rate drops, but officials urge caution ahead of Thanksgiving
— November 23, 2020SPRINGFIELD – The statewide COVID-19 case positivity rate dipped to 10.9 percent Monday, Nov. 23 on a seven-day rolling average, marking three straight days of decreases which put…
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