ROCHELLE – The Ogle County Health Department Wednesday announced the third death related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifics on the deceased was not released. Ogle County has had over 200 infections since the pandemic began, with 161 fully recovered and released from isolation. ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Wednesday announced 1,111 new cases of COVID-19, including 160 additional deaths. A teen from LaSalle County was among the new infections reported. Currently, the IDPH is reporting over 5,000 deaths statewide. The preliminary ...Read more
NEW YORK (AP) – Only about half of Americans say they would get a COVID-19 vaccine if the scientists working furiously to create one succeed. Another 31% simply aren’t sure, while 1 in 5 say they’d refuse. That’s according to a survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The statewide move to Phase 3 of the Restore Illinois Plan is on track to occur on Friday, and businesses who will be restarting will have resources available to them to make that move. The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s website features a ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker says metrics used to measure the spread of the coronavirus are trending downward as Illinois prepares to further open businesses. Illinois’ rate of positive COVID-19 tests, which hit a high of 23% in April, is roughly 9%. The number of COVID-19 ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois Republican state representative has announced plans to seek the recall Gov. J.B. Pritzker because of woes in the state’s unemployment office. An influx of jobless claims prompted by the closing of nonessential businesses because of the spread of the ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department confirmed Tuesday an additional COVID-19 case in a woman in her 20’s. She’s currently recovering in isolation. A total of 76 people previously infected in the county are now considered recovered of the 141 cases since the pandemic ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Tuesday announced 1,178 new cases COVID-19, including 39 additional deaths. Last week was the first week the total deaths have gone down since the pandemic began. The total cases reported Tuesday are lower due to the holiday weekend ...Read more
DIXON- The Illinois Department of Corrections reported that a staff member at the Dixon Correctional Facility has tested positive for COVID-19. This is the first case found at the prison in Lee county among inmates or staff. As of last week the IDOC reported they had over 250 test kits on ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois Department of Public Health has reported 1,713 new cases of COVID-19, including 31 additional deaths. The new numbers bring the statewide total to 112,017 cases, including 4,884 deaths, as of Monday. With much of the state on track to reopen many businesses later ...Read more
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