CHICAGO (Chicago Tribune) — Illinois is no longer providing the total numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths at long-term care facilities in favor of disclosing information about recent outbreaks. The Chicago Tribune reports that the state’s Department of Public Health now only ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has intervened in a lawsuit challenging Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order to stem the spread of the coronavirus. The federal government filed a statement of interest in U.S. District Court in East St. Louis supporting the lawsuit filed ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A plan to expand mail-in voting because of the COVID-19 pandemic is close to approval by the governor after the Senate OK’d it Friday.The idea is to make it easier for voters to cast ballots and limit the number who have to go to physical locations and be exposed ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Dr. Ezike urged residents to learn to co-exist with COVID-19 on Friday and continue to wear masks in public and practice social distancing. The Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health announced 2,758 new infections with 110 additional deaths. Increased testing ...Read more
OTTAWA – Five residents have recovered and have been released from isolation after previously testing positive for COVID-19 in LaSalle Can. The total number of recovered and no longer in isolation is 72. The LaSalle County Health Department announces Friday a man in his 70’s has died ...Read more
PONTIAC- The Illinois Department of Corrections reported Friday one new confirmed case of COVID-19 at Pontiac Correctional Center. The infected is a man in his 50s who was asymptomatic at the time of testing and is currently recovering in isolation. The Livingston County Health Department has ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says the city’s restaurants won’t be ready for outdoor dining this month after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker eased restrictions for restaurants starting May 29. Lightfoot says June is more likely and she’s open to the possibility of closing ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois House approved on Thursday evening an expansion of voting by mail for the fall election, using federal pandemic-relief funds, despite Republican criticism that it would take a financial bite out of county budgets and could increase errors and electoral ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A lawsuit challenging the validity of Illinois’ stay-at-home order to stem the spread of the coronavirus has been transferred from state court to federal court. Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office stated in its court filing that it was moving the case from state ...Read more
SHERIDAN- Three new infections of COVID-19 were found at the Sheridan Correctional Facility. This comes after weeks of being on lockdown with extensive testing and sanitation procedures in place. The IDOC reported on Thursday three additional inmates have tested positive. Seven staff ...Read more
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