Broader reopening across the state to begin next week
— May 6, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Thursday, May 6 that Illinois will enter the “bridge” phase to full reopening on Friday, May 14. And barring any reversal of current trends,…
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State pausing use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine
— April 13, 2021SPRINGFIELD – On advice of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Illinois will pause distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by…
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Illinois issues stricter mitigations amid hospitalization surge
— November 17, 2020SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the entire state would enter Tier 3 of his mitigation plan starting Friday, Nov. 20 as he noted the best way for Illinoisans to avoid…
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New restrictions put indoor winter sports on hold
— October 27, 2020SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health announced new guidelines for youth and adult winter sports on Tuesday, Oct. 27 that temporarily put a…
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State takes action as Metro East region’s positive COVID-19 rates soar
— August 16, 2020Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) say new COVID-19 mitigation efforts that will be implemented in the Metro East area beginning Tuesday, Aug. 18….
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Health director says Illinois vaccine shipment may be smaller than expected
— November 24, 2020SPRINGFIELD – The first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines to the state of Illinois may be less than one-quarter of what officials had originally been told to expect. Illinois Department…
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Restaurant loses appeal over COVID-19 restrictions
— November 9, 2020SPRINGFIELD – An appeals court has handed down a favorable ruling to Gov. J.B. Pritzker in a legal challenge to his administration’s restrictions on bars and restaurants to curb…
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University of Illinois lab approved for ‘game changer’ COVID-19 test
— August 20, 2020SPRINGFIELD — As the state’s rolling COVID-19 test positivity rate increased again Wednesday, Aug. 19 Gov. J.B. Pritzker and representatives of the University of Illinois…
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