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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Regions could have some mitigations loosened starting Jan. 15
— January 6, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Statewide Tier 3 COVID-19 mitigations could be lifted within 10 days. Starting Jan.15, exactly one incubation period from New Year’s Day, any region that has…
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Pandemic response, budget on table for Springfield ‘lame duck’ session
— January 4, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers will return to the capital city on Friday, Jan. 8 for a “lame duck” session that is expected to focus on the state’s COVID-19 response, a nearly…
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Health Department offers free COVID-19 testing at mobile sites
— January 4, 2021The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has several teams that are dispatched to various locations around the state each week to provide COVID-19 testing. Anyone can be tested,…
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Pandemic, social unrest, political scandals top 2020
— December 31, 2020SPRINGFIELD – It was a year like no other, and one most Americans would just as soon forget, but 2020 is sure to last in the history books as one of the most tumultuous in modern…
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More than 120 COVID-19 deaths reported Tuesday, mitigations unchanged
— January 5, 2021SPRINGFIELD — The statewide COVID-19 positivity rate ticked down slightly on Tuesday, Jan. 5 to 8. 5 percent, marking nearly a month that the rate has stayed below 10 percent. The…
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Statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations drop, positivity rates rise
— January 4, 2021SPRINGFIELD — The state’s COVID-19 hospitalizations and average case positivity rate remain below second-wave highs while public health officials in Illinois continue to caution…
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State monitoring new coronavirus mutation
— December 31, 2020A new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 has been identified in the United Kingdom. Cases have been reported in two states and are not known to be linked to travel, which could…
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