State veterans affairs director resigns
— January 11, 2021SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs Director Linda Chapa LaVia resigned Monday, Jan. 11 more than two months after an outbreak was first reported at the LaSalle…
Tag: COVID-19
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State rolling positivity rate falls below 8 percent
— January 10, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Illinois reported another 4,711 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and 81 additional virus-related deaths Sunday, Jan. 10 as the rolling seven-day average…
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State reports another 101 deaths Saturday
— January 9, 2021SPRINGFIELD – The statewide COVID-19 positivity rate was 6.5 percent Saturday, Jan. 9 as the state reached one month since it had a seven-day rolling positivity rate above 10 percent….
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State positivity rate stable while COVID-19 cases increase
— January 8, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Illinois reported 9,277 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 on Friday, Jan. 8 including 126 additional deaths. The state hasn’t reported a single-day case…
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Illinois surpasses 1 million COVID-19 cases
— January 7, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Illinois has reported more than 1 million cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic. “In a pandemic that has contained far too many tragic milestones,…
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During tragedy of pandemic, gardening interests bloom
— January 10, 2021In a strange and stressful year, many people turned to gardening for respite. Gardening increased 43 percent in 2020, according to a survey conducted by the Minnesota firm Axiom…
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State House kicks off lame duck session
— January 8, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Illinois House lawmakers were back in the capital city Friday, Jan. 8 for the first time since May, kicking off a five-day “lame duck” legislative session. No substantive…
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State unemployment agency responds to Republican criticisms
— January 7, 2021SPRINGFIELD – House Republicans continued to criticize the Pritzker administration Wednesday, Jan, 6 as the Illinois Department of Employment Security works through ongoing staffing…
