SPRINGFIELD – The statewide COVID-19 test positivity rate decreased again Wednesday, Aug. 26, the same day added restrictions took effect in two regions of the state that are considered…
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has ordered a stricter statewide mask mandate covering bars and restaurants in Illinois as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise. Effective…
The National Weather Service has confirmed that at least 11 tornadoes were spotted across northern Illinois during a series of Aug. 10 derecho storms. Derecho is defined as a line of…
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois has rented a fleet of refrigerated semi-truck trailers to store the bodies of deceased COVID-19 patients in case morgues become filled to capacity, according…
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Wednesday, March 25 announced 330 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including three deaths; a Kane County man…
SPRINGFIELD — Another region of the state’s COVID-19 mitigation plan has hit a positivity rate threshold that could spur further economic restrictions, according to the Illinois…
A Joliet man was killed Sunday (June 28) when the motorcycle he was riding hit the back of a car on Interstate 55. Illinois State Police said that Joseph McGrath, 21, was killed in…
Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announced that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded over $12.2 million in federal funding to communities in the 14th Congressional…
